LG Twins vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Sang-soo Kim and the KT Wiz (39-42, 6th in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (49-31, 1st in KBO) on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

The Twins have accounted for 141 doubles as a team and have hit 44 balls out of the park. LG is slugging .394 and have been rung up 494 times, while being walked on 362 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league. They have tallied 419 runs batted in as well as 801 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .285. They have accumulated 441 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .372.

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Hae Min Park is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. For his career, Park has slapped 48 balls over the fence while knocking in 492 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,537 times and has come through with a base hit 1,390 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .287 in his time in baseball, in addition to 850 runs scored and an OPS of .737. He has earned a slugging percentage of .384 and he has totaled 1,859 bases. He has struck out 805 times and has walked on 487 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .353 on-base %.

The Twins have stolen 61 bases and have been thrown out 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 18.7%. The LG Twins have a tally of 2,228 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 739 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .974 which has them ranked 10th in the league and they have twisted 76 double plays.

The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.64 on the season (1st in KBO), and they have rung up 565 batters. Twins pitchers have allowed 41 long balls and also 354 runs in total (6th in baseball). LG has given up 704 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 300 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.97 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34.

KT is sitting with 46 HRs on the season to go along with 355 RBIs. They have notched 131 two-baggers, while getting a free base 296 times and putting up 381 runs. The KT Wiz have a team OBP of .335 in addition to a batting average of .264 so far this year. The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .362 and they score 4.59 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have been rung up on 656 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have 769 base knocks.

Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Kim has drawn a walk 515 times while fanning on 800 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .344 and he also has a career OPS of .705. For the 5,356 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .273 with 1,461 hits. He has accumulated 791 runs and also has 581 runs batted in. He has homered 56 times, with 1,934 bases in total and also a .361 slugging percentage.

Out of their 69 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 62 times and been caught 7 times (10.1% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have twisted 61 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Wiz have 774 assists, 62 errors and have earned 2,223 putouts this year.

The KT pitching staff have given up 393 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.38 (361 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 57 dingers and they allow 4.77 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.405 with a FIP of 4.77 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.32 (568 strikeouts vs 245 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 796.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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