LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 10/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Min Suk Kim and the Lotte Giants (64-69, 7th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (82-51, 1st in KBO) on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

As a unit, the LG Twins are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have accounted for 733 runs and have an on-base percentage of .364. The Twins have hit 217 doubles as a squad and have smacked 88 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 682 RBI's and 1,294 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .281. LG has a slugging rate of .397 and have been rung up 758 times, while being walked on 555 occasions.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his pro baseball career, Hong has hit 14 balls out of the park while knocking in 228 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,513 times and has delivered a hit 629 times. Hong has compiled an average at the plate of .308 for his career, in addition to 407 scored runs and an OPS of .832. He has earned a slugging percentage of .403 and he has totaled 822 bases. He has fanned 397 times and earned a walk on 372 occasions, which contributes in part to a .429 on-base %.

The Twins have swiped 108 bases and have been thrown out 29 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 21.2%. The LG Twins have 3,643 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,239 assists and 119 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .976 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and have 120 double plays.

The Twins have an ERA of 3.67 on the year (1st in KBO), and they have struck out 926 batters. Twins pitchers have surrendered 70 home runs and also 570 total runs (9th in the league). LG has given up 1,186 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 495 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.01 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Lotte has recorded 64 home runs on the campaign as well as 558 RBIs. They have put up 211 two-baggers, while getting a free base 477 times as well as putting up 599 runs. The Lotte Giants are sitting with a team OBP of .337 as well as a batting average of .264 so far this year. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .363 and they are earning 4.50 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 917 occasions (5th in KBO) and have totaled 1,186 hits.

Min Suk Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. During the 441 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .252 and has racked up 111 base hits. He has gone yard 4 times, as well as 148 total bases and a .336 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 35 times while striking out on 122 occasions. He has compiled 63 runs in addition to having 37 RBIs. His on-base % is .309 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .645.

The Lotte Giants have turned 103 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Giants have racked up 1,264 assists, 94 errors and have earned a total of 3,535 putouts so far this year. In their 118 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 77 times and been caught 41 times (34.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 609 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (541 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 75 HR's and they relinquish 4.65 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.468 with a FIP of 4.65 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 (993 strikeouts against 499 walks). They rank 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,231.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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