LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (41-28, 1st in KBO) play the LG Twins (40-30, 2nd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

LG is slugging .413 and have struck out 483 times, while getting the free base on 350 occasions. They have 390 RBI's and 704 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .287. The Twins have hit 118 doubles as a team and have smacked 53 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 414 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .377. As a team, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.8 runs/g, which has them sitting at 1st in KBO.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. For his career, Hong has drilled 17 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 263 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 2,854 times and also came through with a base knock 712 times. Hong has recorded a batting average of .308 for his baseball career, in addition to 458 scored runs and an OPS of .830. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .400 and he has a total of 925 bases. He has been struck out 443 times and has walked on 432 occasions, which contributes in part to a .430 OBP.

The LG Twins have earned 1,917 putouts this year, as well as 673 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .978 which puts them in 7th in KBO and have 62 double plays. The Twins have stolen 74 bases and have been caught 19 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 20.4%.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.69 so far this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 551 batters. LG has surrendered 700 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 333 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.97 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53. Twins pitchers have conceded 64 home runs and 366 runs in total (4th in KBO).

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .440 and they are scoring 5.66 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have 117 doubles, while getting a free base 271 times and racking up 396 runs. Kia has recorded 76 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 377 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 461 occasions (10th in KBO) and have a total of 721 base hits. The Kia Tigers have compiled an on-base percentage of .363 and a team batting average of .289 so far this year.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has drawn a walk 1,107 times while being called out on strikes on 1,362 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .401 and he has a career OPS of .932. Over the course of the 7,702 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .311 with 2,395 hits. He has accrued 1,264 runs in addition to having earned 1,604 runs batted in. He has gone yard 385 times, with 4,093 total bases and a .531 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 73 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in the league). The Tigers have 700 assists, 71 errors and have earned 1,884 putouts this season. Out of their 76 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 59 times and been caught 17 times (22.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have allowed 344 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.16 (290 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 71 homers and they relinquish 4.93 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.470 in addition to having a FIP of 4.93 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.99 (532 strikeouts vs 268 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 655.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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