Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Austin Dean and the LG Twins (59-49, 2nd in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (64-46, 1st in KBO) on Sunday, August 18, 2024.

The Tigers have accumulated 208 two-baggers as a team and have hit 127 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging rate of .452 and have been rung up 718 times, while being walked on 432 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.8 runs/g, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have 620 runs batted in and 1,178 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is at .294. They have a total of 654 runs scored and have an OBP of .366.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his pro baseball career, Brito has slapped 158 baseballs over the fence while driving in 859 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .439 in addition to having tallied 2,820 bases. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 7,023 times and has delivered with a hit 1,818 times. He has struck out 1,347 times and has gotten a free base on 496 occasions, contributing to a .335 OBP. Brito has a batting average of .283 for his career in baseball, in addition to 975 scored runs and an OPS of .774.

The Tigers have stolen 91 bags and have been gunned down 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.9%. The Kia Tigers have a total of 3,021 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,120 assists and 114 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .973 which is 10th in the league and have 103 double plays.

The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.44 for the season (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 865 batters. Kia has allowed 1,085 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 497 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.51. Tigers pitchers have allowed 110 home runs in addition to 605 runs (4th in the league).

LG has accumulated 84 home runs this year in addition to 575 RBIs. They hit 172 doubles, while taking a walk 494 times and scoring 606 runs. The LG Twins have accumulated a team OBP of .367 as well as a batting average of .281 this year. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .406 and they tally 5.51 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 751 occasions (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,052 hits.

Austin Dean is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Dean has drawn a walk 430 times while fanning on 851 plate appearances. He has recorded 683 runs in addition to having 681 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .349 and he holds a career OPS of .806. He has hit it out of the park 145 times, with 2,037 total bases and a .457 slugging percentage. During the 4,453 official at-bats in his pro career, Dean has hit .285 with 1,267 base hits.

The LG Twins have turned 99 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 1,019 assists, 85 errors and have accumulated 2,922 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 130 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 99 times and been caught 31 times (23.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.513 with a FIP of 5.20 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (823 strikeouts vs 425 bases on balls). They are sitting at 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,049. They have surrendered 95 home runs and they concede 5.20 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The LG pitching staff have allowed 563 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.67 (505 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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