Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (46-38, 2nd in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (48-33, 1st in KBO) on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are recording 5.9 runs/g, which puts them at 1st in KBO. They have tallied 488 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .370. The Tigers have tallied 151 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 96 balls out of the park. They have amassed 463 runs batted in as well as 883 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .296. Kia has a slugging rate of .455 and have been called out on strikes 541 times, while taking a walk on 329 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Choi has drilled 389 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,615 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 9,071 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,408 times. Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,273 runs scored and an OPS of .933. His slugging percentage is .532 and he has a total of 4,120 bases. He has fanned 1,375 times and has gotten a free base on 1,112 at-bats, which has contributed to a .400 on-base percentage.

The Tigers have stolen 70 bases and have been gunned down 21 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 23.1%. The Kia Tigers have 2,241 putouts this season, in addition to 836 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .973 which ranks 10th in the league and they have turned 82 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.99 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 86 home runs in addition to 434 runs in total (6th in the league). Kia has surrendered 792 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 365 earned runs. The Tigers have an ERA of 4.40 so far this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 639 hitters.

The LG Twins have accumulated an on-base percentage of .367 in addition to a team batting average of .281 for the year. They have been rung up on 585 occasions (9th in the league) and have recorded 821 base hits. LG is sitting with 62 home runs on the campaign to go along with 441 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging % of .403 and they are scoring 5.42 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have put up 135 two-baggers, while getting a free base 391 times as well as racking up 466 runs.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Hong has tallied a walk 434 times while fanning on 452 tries. He has a total of 464 runs and also has 270 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .429 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .829. He has hit a home run 18 times, in addition to having 947 total bases and a .400 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,365 at-bats in his baseball career, Hong has an average at the plate of .309 with 730 base hits.

The LG Twins have turned 75 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Twins have accrued 786 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 2,280 putouts for the season. Of their 105 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 85 times and been caught 20 times (19.0% caught stealing percentage).

The LG pitching staff have surrendered 424 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.48 (378 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 71 home runs and they give up 5.02 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.505 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.02 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.91 (650 strikeouts against 340 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 804.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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