KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 10/5/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (72-70, 5th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, October 5, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (76-66, 3rd in KBO).

The Wiz have compiled 234 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 145 balls out of the park. KT is slugging .417 and have been rung up 1,123 times, while being walked on 580 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.3 runs per contest, which is 7th in the league. They have 722 RBI's in addition to 1,413 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .279. They have earned a total of 767 runs while holding a team OBP of .355.

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Mel Rojas is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Rojas has earned a batting average of .280 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,034 scored runs and an OPS of .818. He has struck out 1,659 times and has walked on 795 occasions, contributing to a .356 on-base %. In his career, Rojas has slapped 261 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,051 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .462 and he has totaled 3,225 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 7,914 times and has delivered with a hit 1,950 times.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 3,853 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,279 assists and 116 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which is 7th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 110 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 142 bases and have been gunned down 38 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 21.1%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.52 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Wiz pitchers have conceded 155 long balls and also 804 runs in total (2nd in the league). KT has conceded 1,448 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 729 earned runs. The Wiz have a team ERA of 5.11 for the year (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,118 hitters.

The LG Twins have accounted for an OBP of .366 in addition to a batting average of .283 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 969 occasions (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,394 base hits. LG has 115 long balls this year to go along with 765 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .414 and they are recording 5.61 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have hit 238 two-baggers, while taking a walk 616 times as well as scoring 808 runs.

Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. During the 4,577 at-bats in his baseball career, Dean has recorded a batting average of .287 with 1,313 hits. He has gone deep 151 times, with 2,111 total bases and a .461 slugging percentage. Dean has recorded a walk 442 times while being called out on strikes on 865 attempts. He has scored 708 runs and also has 718 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .351 and he holds a career OPS of .812.

The LG Twins have turned 135 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (3rd in KBO). The Twins have racked up 1,348 assists, 102 errors and have earned 3,831 putouts for the year. Of their 166 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 126 times and been caught 40 times (24.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.491 with a FIP of 5.13 as a staff so far this season. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,375. The LG pitching staff have given up 728 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.63 (657 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.05 (1,082 strikeouts against 529 bases on balls). They have conceded 126 homers and they allow 5.13 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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