LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (48-57, 9th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (58-48, 2nd in KBO) on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

LG is slugging .407 and have been called out on strikes 729 times, while being walked on 484 occasions. They have tallied 569 runs batted in in addition to 1,037 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .282. The Twins have tallied 168 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 83 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 598 runs and have an OBP of .368. As a squad, the LG Twins are earning 5.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. In his career, Hong has drilled 18 baseballs over the fence while driving in 280 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 3,015 times and came through with a base hit 758 times. Hong has accrued an average at the plate of .309 in his time in baseball, with 478 runs scored and an OPS of .829. His slugging percentage is .399 and he has racked up 978 bases. He has struck out 469 times and has taken a walk on 448 occasions, contributing to a .430 OBP.

The LG Twins have a total of 2,871 putouts this year, as well as 1,003 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which ranks 6th in the league and they have turned 98 double plays. The Twins have stolen 97 bags and have been caught 30 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.6%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Twins pitchers have conceded 93 long balls and also 552 total runs (9th in baseball). LG has allowed 1,031 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 494 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.65 for the year (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 807 hitters.

The Hanwha Eagles have compiled a team OBP of .349 as well as a batting average of .273 for the season. They have struck out on 791 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 1,022 hits. Hanwha has 98 HRs this year and 543 RBIs. The Eagles have a SLG% of .404 and they earn 5.38 runs per game (6th in the league). They have recorded 169 doubles, while walking 389 times as well as putting up 576 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Over the course of the 2,253 at-bats in his pro career, Noh has hit .266 in addition to having 600 hits. He has hit the long ball 89 times, with 993 bases in total and also a .441 slugging %. Noh has tallied a walk 278 times while striking out on 603 attempts. He has a total of 334 runs and has 375 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .351 and he has a career OPS of .793.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 102 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 1,004 assists, 80 errors and are sitting with 2,845 putouts this year. In their 123 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 90 times and been caught 33 times (26.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 578 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.97 (524 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 93 HR's and they allow 5.49 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.540 and have a FIP of 5.49 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.12 (821 strikeouts vs 387 free passes). They have a ranking of 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,073.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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