KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (59-62, 5th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, August 29, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (64-55, 3rd in KBO).

KT has a slugging percentage of .409 and have been called out on strikes 977 times, while drawing a walk on 501 occasions. They have tallied 594 RBI's and 1,191 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .275. The Wiz have accrued 189 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 123 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 633 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .353. As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which is 8th in KBO.

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Mel Rojas is a batter who should impact this game for KT. In his pro baseball career, Rojas has hit 257 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,032 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 7,814 times and has come through with a base hit 1,921 times. Rojas has hit .279 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,016 scored runs and an OPS of .816. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .461 and he has accumulated 3,177 bases. He has struck out 1,643 times and has taken a walk on 780 occasions, contributing to a .355 on-base %.

The KT Wiz are sitting with 3,280 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,098 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .977 which ranks 8th in Korean baseball and they have turned 88 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 122 bags and have been thrown out 37 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.3%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.13 over the course of the season (9th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 967 hitters. Wiz pitchers have yielded 128 long balls in addition to 690 runs in total (2nd in KBO). KT has relinquished 1,234 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 623 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.54 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The LG Twins hold an on-base percentage of .367 and a batting average of .280 on the campaign. They have struck out on 815 occasions (9th in the league) and have recorded 1,153 hits. LG has accumulated 91 home runs for the year as well as 633 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging % of .406 and they average 5.51 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have put up 193 doubles, while getting a free base 541 times as well as notching 667 runs.

Austin Dean is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Dean has recorded a walk 432 times while fanning on 856 tries. He is sitting with 694 runs and also has 698 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .350 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .811. He has hit it out of the park 149 times, with 2,072 total bases and a .461 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,497 at-bats in his baseball career, Dean is sitting with a batting avereage of .286 in addition to having 1,285 base hits.

The LG Twins have turned 111 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Twins have recorded 1,130 assists, 90 errors and have a total of 3,213 putouts so far this season. Out of their 142 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 109 times and been caught 33 times (23.2% caught stealing rate).

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.508 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,154. The LG pitching staff have conceded 614 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.64 (552 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.96 (904 strikeouts against 461 free passes). They have allowed 103 HR's and they concede 5.16 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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