Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (64-38, 1st in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (50-54, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which is 5th in the league. They have earned a total of 473 runs scored and have an OBP of .337. The Giants have accumulated 159 doubles as a unit and have knocked 52 balls out of the park. They have earned 439 runs batted in as well as 917 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is .262. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .360 and have been called out on strikes 717 times, while being walked on 389 occasions.

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Min Suk Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 4 balls out of the park while driving in 36 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 427 times and has notched a base hit 102 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .268 for his baseball career, in addition to 58 runs scored and an OPS of .679. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .357 and he has a total of 136 bases. He has fanned 105 times and has taken a walk on 30 occasions, which has contributed to a .322 on-base percentage.

The Giants have stolen 64 bags and have been caught 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 32.6%. The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 2,773 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 991 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them ranked 1st in Korean baseball and they have turned 80 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have conceded 61 home runs in addition to 502 total runs (3rd in KBO). Lotte has conceded 983 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 451 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.39 this year (9th in KBO), and they have rung up 753 batters.

LG is sitting with 66 HRs on the campaign as well as 539 runs batted in. They have notched 176 two-baggers, while getting a free base 448 times as well as racking up 578 runs. The LG Twins hold an OBP of .369 as well as a team batting average of .285 this year. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .400 and they are earning 5.56 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 599 occasions (10th in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,022 base knocks.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In the 1,929 at-bats in his baseball career, Hong has accumulated a batting average of .305 with 588 hits. He has gone yard 14 times, as well as 776 total bases and a .402 slugging %. Hong has drawn a walk 354 times while fanning on 382 chances. He is sitting with 382 runs and racked up 212 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .428 and he has a lifetime OPS of .830.

Of their 103 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 82 times and been caught 21 times (20.4% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 94 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in the league). The Twins have recorded 967 assists, 96 errors and are sitting with 2,833 putouts this year.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.323 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a staff on the campaign. They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 897. The LG pitching staff have conceded 438 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.59 (377 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.07 (728 strikeouts against 352 walks). They have yielded 51 homers and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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