LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (61-52, 3rd in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, August 24, 2024, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (51-64, 9th in KBO).

LG is slugging .404 and have been called out on strikes 789 times, while drawing a walk on 517 occasions. They have amassed 601 RBI's and 1,096 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .281. The Twins have accrued 178 doubles as a team and have hit 86 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 633 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .367. As a team, the LG Twins are notching 5.5 runs/g, which ranks them 3rd in KBO.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Hong has compiled an average at the plate of .308 for his career in baseball, in addition to 481 scored runs and an OPS of .827. He has gone down on strikes 474 times and has gotten a free base on 456 occasions, contributing to a .430 OBP. For his career, Hong has hit 18 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 283 runs. His slugging percentage is .397 in addition to having tallied 984 bases. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 3,050 times and has reached base with a base hit 764 times.

The LG Twins have amassed 3,057 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,069 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which puts them in 5th in the league and have a total of 106 double plays. The Twins have stolen 103 bases and have been thrown out 33 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.3%.

The Twins hold a team ERA of 4.69 so far this year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 861 hitters. Twins pitchers have conceded 99 home runs in addition to 590 runs (9th in baseball). LG has conceded 1,101 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 531 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.93 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a team on-base percentage of .342 and a batting average of .270 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 876 occasions (6th in KBO) and have a total of 1,074 hits. Kiwoom has accounted for 85 long balls on the season as well as 522 runs batted in. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .387 and they are recording 4.75 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have 175 two-baggers, while taking a walk 394 times and putting up 546 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a free base 317 times while fanning on 606 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .364 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .768. Over the course of the 3,327 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .304 and has racked up 1,010 base hits. He is sitting with 572 runs in addition to having 377 RBIs. He has gone yard 37 times, with 1,344 total bases and a .404 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 104 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 1,060 assists, 90 errors and have earned 3,055 putouts so far this season. Out of their 128 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 91 times and been caught 37 times (28.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 618 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.02 (568 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 114 homers and they surrender 5.46 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.506 with a FIP of 5.46 as a staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 (747 strikeouts vs 407 free passes). They sit at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,126.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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