LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (41-28, 1st in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (40-30, 2nd in KBO) on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

The Twins have hit 118 doubles as a squad and have smacked 53 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging rate of .413 and have been called out on strikes 483 times, while taking a walk on 350 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are compiling 5.8 runs per game, which has them at 1st in KBO. They have earned 390 runs batted in in addition to 704 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .287. They have earned 414 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .377.

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Hae Min Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. In his pro baseball career, Park has hit 52 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 554 runs. His career slugging percentage is .382 and he has racked up 2,025 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 6,064 times and has notched a base hit 1,520 times. He has gone down on strikes 889 times and has taken a walk on 525 occasions, which contributes in part to a .352 on-base percentage. Park has recorded a batting average of .286 for his career in baseball, with 921 scored runs and an OPS of .734.

The Twins have stolen 74 bags and have been thrown out 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 20.4%. The LG Twins have accounted for 1,917 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 673 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and they have turned 62 double plays.

The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.69 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 551 batters. Twins pitchers have surrendered 64 long balls and also 366 runs in total (4th in the league). LG has allowed 700 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 333 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.97 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53.

Kia has knocked in 76 home runs this season to go along with 377 runs batted in. They have notched 117 two-baggers, while walking 271 times and putting up 396 runs. The Kia Tigers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .363 and a team batting average of .289 for the year. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .440 and they average 5.66 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 461 occasions (10th in KBO) and have earned a total of 721 base hits.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has recorded a walk 88 times while striking out on 179 occasions. He has accrued 173 runs and notched 114 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .365 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .841. He has homered 27 times, as well as 399 total bases and a .475 slugging percentage. During the 840 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .298 in addition to having 250 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 73 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 700 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 1,884 putouts on the campaign. In their 76 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 59 times and been caught 17 times (22.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 344 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.16 (290 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 71 homers and they concede 4.93 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.470 in addition to having a FIP of 4.93 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.99 (532 strikeouts against 268 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 655.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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