Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/12/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (54-76, 10th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, September 12, 2024, where they'll meet the LG Twins (68-60, 3rd in KBO).

The Heroes have accrued 198 doubles as a team and have knocked 95 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .379 and have struck out 1,013 times, while being walked on 441 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in KBO. They have accounted for 569 RBI's as well as 1,187 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .264. They have notched a total of 597 runs scored while having a team OBP of .336.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has hit .274 for his baseball career, in addition to 294 runs scored and an OPS of .740. He has been struck out 335 times and has taken a walk on 219 occasions, contributing to a .336 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Song has drilled 52 balls out of the park while driving in 353 runs. His slugging percentage is .404 in addition to racking up 910 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 2,523 times and has reached base with a hit 617 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have 3,451 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,194 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which is 6th in Korean baseball and they have turned 115 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 105 bases and have been caught 38 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 26.6%.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.09 on the year (8th in KBO), and they have struck out 835 batters. Heroes pitchers have allowed 135 long balls in addition to 715 runs (3rd in KBO). Kiwoom has surrendered 1,276 base knocks (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 651 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.51.

The LG Twins have a team on-base percentage of .368 in addition to a batting average of .283 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 879 occasions (9th in baseball) and have 1,258 base hits. LG has tallied 100 home runs so far this season to go along with 687 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they score 5.58 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have recorded 215 two-baggers, while taking a walk 570 times and earning 725 runs.

Austin Dean is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Dean has earned a free base 436 times while going down on strikes on 859 plate appearances. He has a total of 702 runs and has 707 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .351 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .813. He has hit the long ball 150 times, with 2,093 total bases and also a .462 slugging percentage. In the 4,534 at-bats in his baseball career, Dean has an average at the plate of .287 with 1,300 base hits.

The LG Twins have turned 120 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (4th in the league). The Twins have accrued 1,215 assists, 96 errors and have earned 3,456 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 149 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 114 times and been caught 35 times (23.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.495 and have a FIP of 5.13 as a team on the campaign. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,236. The LG pitching staff have surrendered 657 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.59 (588 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.01 (979 strikeouts against 486 walks). They have surrendered 112 HR's and they allow 5.13 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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