LG Twins vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (54-46, 2nd in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, August 8, 2024, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (54-52, 4th in KBO).

As a squad, the LG Twins are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in baseball. They have a total of 555 runs and hold an OBP of .367. The Twins have hit 152 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 78 balls out of the park. They have 526 runs batted in as well as 979 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .282. LG has a slugging rate of .404 and have been called out on strikes 686 times, while taking a walk on 457 occasions.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Kim has earned a batting average of .311 for his career in baseball, with 1,234 runs scored and an OPS of .863. He has fanned 979 times and has been walked on 1,059 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .391 OBP. In his career, Kim has slapped 256 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,453 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .472 and he has accumulated 3,775 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 9,255 times and has notched a base hit 2,489 times.

The LG Twins have amassed 2,715 putouts for the season, in addition to 947 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which has them ranked 6th in KBO and they have turned 89 double plays. The Twins have stolen 94 bases and have been caught 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 23.6%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.94 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.51. Twins pitchers have conceded 87 home runs and 519 total runs (9th in KBO). LG has surrendered 975 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 465 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.62 this year (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 757 batters.

The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .428 and they average 5.45 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have recorded 182 two-baggers, while taking a walk 372 times as well as putting up 589 runs. Doosan has a total of 111 long balls for the season and 556 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 796 instances (4th in the league) and have 1,055 base hits. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .351 in addition to a batting average of .281 on the year.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kang has recorded a walk 114 times while going down on strikes on 506 plate appearances. He is sitting with 263 runs in addition to having 259 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .306 and he has a lifetime OPS of .757. He has gone deep 46 times, as well as 769 total bases and a .406 slugging percentage. During the 1,894 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has earned a batting average of .259 with 491 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 87 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in the league). The Bears have recorded 958 assists, 70 errors and have amassed 2,890 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 99 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 75 times and been caught 24 times (24.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.500 in addition to having a FIP of 5.21 as a pitching staff on the year. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 999. The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 558 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.73 (506 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 (804 strikeouts against 446 walks). They have surrendered 100 dingers and they give up 5.21 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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