LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (51-64, 9th in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (61-52, 3rd in KBO) on Friday, August 23, 2024.

As a squad, the LG Twins are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. They have notched a total of 633 runs scored while having a team OBP of .367. The Twins have recorded 178 doubles as a squad and have smacked 86 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 601 runs batted in and 1,096 hits on the season, while their batting average is at .281. LG is slugging .404 and have struck out 789 times, while getting the free base on 517 occasions.

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Hyun Soo Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. In his career, Kim has hit 256 balls over the fence while driving in 1,456 runs. His career slugging percentage is .471 and he has a total of 3,795 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 9,311 times and has delivered a base hit 2,504 times. He has struck out 988 times and has been walked on 1,066 occasions, contributing to a .392 on-base percentage. Kim has an average at the plate of .311 for his career, in addition to 1,238 scored runs and an OPS of .863.

The LG Twins have a total of 3,057 putouts for the season, as well as 1,069 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them sitting 5th in the league and have a total of 106 double plays. The Twins have stolen 103 bags and have been gunned down 33 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.3%.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.69 so far this season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 861 hitters. LG has allowed 1,101 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and 531 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Twins pitchers have given up 99 home runs in addition to 590 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .342 in addition to a batting average of .270 this year. They have been rung up on 876 occasions (6th in KBO) and have 1,074 hits. Kiwoom has accumulated 85 home runs over the course of the season as well as 522 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .387 and they score 4.75 runs per game (10th in the league). They have 175 doubles, while getting a free base 394 times as well as putting up 546 runs.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 4,301 official at-bats in his baseball career, Dawson has earned a batting average of .275 in addition to having 1,184 base knocks. He has gone yard 139 times, with 1,918 total bases and also a .446 slugging percentage. Dawson has drawn a walk 507 times while striking out on 1,013 attempts. He has amassed 730 runs in addition to having 610 runs batted in. His OBP is .363 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .809.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 104 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 1,060 assists, 90 errors and have a tally of 3,055 putouts this season. Out of their 128 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 91 times and been caught 37 times (28.9% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.506 and have a FIP of 5.46 as a team so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.84 (747 strikeouts vs 407 walks). They have a ranking of 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,126. They have conceded 114 long balls and they relinquish 5.46 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 618 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 5.02 (568 earned runs given up).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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