Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 10/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (84-51, 1st in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (64-71, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

The Giants have recorded 216 doubles as a team and have hit 66 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging % of .363 and have been called out on strikes 932 times, while taking a walk on 485 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are recording 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league. They have earned 566 runs batted in in addition to 1,205 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is at .264. They have 608 runs and hold an OBP of .337.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his pro baseball career, Jeon has drilled 195 balls out of the park while driving in 885 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .465 and he has totaled 2,789 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped into the batters box 6,735 times and got on base with a base knock 1,800 times. He has gone down on strikes 994 times and has taken a walk on 550 at-bats, which has contributed to a .364 on-base percentage. Jeon has accrued an average at the plate of .300 for his career in baseball, with 991 scored runs and an OPS of .829.

The Giants have stolen 81 bags and have been caught 43 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 34.7%. The Lotte Giants have a total of 3,562 putouts this year, in addition to 1,279 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which puts them in 3rd in Korean baseball and have a total of 105 double plays.

The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.14 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,004 hitters. Giants pitchers have conceded 75 long balls and also 621 runs in total (6th in the league). Lotte has given up 1,253 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 550 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The LG Twins have an on-base percentage of .364 in addition to a batting average of .282 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 769 occasions (10th in the league) and have accounted for 1,316 hits. LG has 88 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 692 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team SLG% of .396 and they have an average of 5.44 runs per game (1st in the league). They have hit 220 doubles, while taking a walk 561 times as well as putting up 745 runs.

Hae Min Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Park has earned a free base 502 times while fanning on 833 occasions. He has recorded 882 runs in addition to having 516 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .353 and he has a career OPS of .736. He has hit a home run 50 times, with 1,923 bases in total and also a .383 slugging percentage. In the 5,026 at-bats in his pro career, Park has recorded a batting average of .287 in addition to 1,441 base hits.

In their 140 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 111 times and been caught 29 times (20.7% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 120 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in KBO). The Twins have accrued 1,250 assists, 120 errors and have earned a total of 3,670 putouts on the campaign.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.359 and have a FIP of 4.23 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.01 (941 strikeouts against 469 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,205. They have surrendered 72 home runs and they surrender 4.23 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The LG pitching staff have conceded 579 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.66 (501 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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