LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (51-42, 2nd in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, July 25, 2024, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (39-49, 8th in KBO).

The Twins have compiled 144 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 72 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging rate of .406 and have struck out 640 times, while taking a walk on 426 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are scoring 5.5 runs per game, which is 2nd in KBO. They have 495 runs batted in in addition to 911 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .282. They have tallied 523 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .368.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. In his career, Hong has hit 18 baseballs over the fence while driving in 278 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped into the batters box 2,952 times and has come through with a hit 743 times. Hong has hit .310 in his time in baseball, with 469 scored runs and an OPS of .830. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .400 and he has a total of 960 bases. He has been struck out 457 times and earned a walk on 439 at-bats, contributing to a .430 on-base percentage.

The Twins have swiped 91 bases and have been thrown out 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.2%. The LG Twins are sitting with 2,523 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 879 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them sitting 5th in the league and have a total of 83 double plays.

The Twins have an ERA of 4.56 on the season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 703 hitters. LG has given up 898 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 426 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50. Twins pitchers have conceded 78 home runs in addition to 476 total runs (8th in baseball).

The Giants hold a team SLG% of .418 and they average 5.44 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They hit 172 two-baggers, while walking 308 times as well as scoring 495 runs. Lotte has 75 home runs this year to go along with 461 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 684 instances (7th in the league) and have a total of 891 base hits. The Lotte Giants have earned an on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .279 on the campaign.

Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 729 at-bats in his pro career, Yoon has hit .291 with 212 hits. He has hit a home run 8 times, as well as 286 total bases and also a .392 slugging percentage. Yoon has drawn a walk 71 times while being called out on strikes on 134 occasions. He has accrued 111 runs in addition to having earned 89 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .353 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .745.

Of their 94 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 66 times and been caught 28 times (29.8% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 92 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (7th in the league). The Giants have recorded 921 assists, 74 errors and have a total of 2,406 putouts this season.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.544 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.55 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (693 strikeouts vs 329 walks). They sit at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 909. They have yielded 92 homers and they surrender 5.55 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 495 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.06 (451 earned runs given up).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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