Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/5/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Austin Dean and the LG Twins (34-24, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (22-34, 10th in KBO) on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

The Heroes have accrued 79 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 44 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom is slugging .381 and have struck out 414 times, while being walked on 184 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 246 runs batted in and 515 hits so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .265. They have accounted for 255 runs and hold an OBP of .334.

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Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Kim has hit .227 for his career, in addition to 95 runs scored and an OPS of .668. He has struck out 235 times and has gotten a free base on 100 occasions, which has contributed to a .327 on-base %. For his career, Kim has hit 17 balls out of the park while driving in 95 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .341 and he has racked up 263 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 917 times and has come through with a base knock 175 times.

The Heroes have swiped 46 bases and have been gunned down 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 24.6%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 1,489 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 516 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which is 7th in KBO and have a total of 53 double plays.

The Heroes have an earned run average of 4.92 so far this year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 358 hitters. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 56 home runs and also 299 runs in total (6th in the league). Kiwoom has conceded 545 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 271 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.77 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they average 5.80 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They hit 93 doubles, while taking a walk 292 times as well as putting up 348 runs. LG has a total of 46 HRs over the course of the season in addition to 325 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 403 occasions (9th in baseball) and have tallied 582 base hits. The LG Twins have recorded a team OBP of .376 and a batting average of .285 this season.

Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For the 4,262 at-bats in his baseball career, Dean has a batting average of .284 and has racked up 1,211 hits. He has hit it out of the park 132 times, with 1,927 bases in total and also a .452 slugging percentage. Dean has tallied a walk 413 times while striking out on 825 attempts. He has accrued 647 runs and has 633 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .350 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .802.

The LG Twins have turned 51 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Twins have accrued 559 assists, 44 errors and have 1,602 putouts this year. In their 77 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 63 times and been caught 14 times (18.2% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.498 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.92 as a staff so far this year. They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 571. The LG pitching staff have allowed 292 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.45 (264 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 (472 strikeouts against 229 bases on balls). They have surrendered 47 home runs and they give up 4.92 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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