LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (76-66, 3rd in KBO) on Sunday, October 13, 2024.

As a squad, the LG Twins are putting up 5.6 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have notched a total of 808 runs scored and hold an OBP of .366. The Twins have accrued 238 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 115 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 765 RBI's in addition to 1,394 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is .283. LG has a slugging percentage of .414 and have been called out on strikes 969 times, while being walked on 616 occasions.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Hong has hit .314 in his time in baseball, with 504 runs scored and an OPS of .836. He has struck out 491 times and has walked on 470 occasions, contributing to a .432 OBP. In his career, Hong has hit 19 balls out of the park while knocking in 301 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .404 and he has a total of 1,044 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 3,174 times and has reached base with a hit 811 times.

The Twins have stolen 126 bags and have been caught 40 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 24.1%. The LG Twins have earned 3,831 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,348 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which ranks 3rd in Korean baseball and they have turned 135 double plays.

The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.63 this year (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,082 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 126 home runs and 728 runs in total (9th in KBO). LG has allowed 1,375 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 657 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49.

Samsung has accumulated 185 home runs for the season as well as 734 runs batted in. They have hit 204 two-baggers, while getting a free base 531 times as well as scoring 770 runs. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .347 and a team batting average of .269 this season. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .428 and they tally 5.35 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have struck out on 1,150 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 1,336 hits.

Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. For the 562 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has earned a batting average of .238 with 134 base hits. He has gone yard 31 times, as well as 255 total bases and a .454 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 53 times while fanning on 190 tries. He has accounted for 78 runs and racked up 92 RBIs. His on-base % is .305 and he has earned a career OPS of .759.

In their 164 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 114 times and been caught 50 times (30.5% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in the league). The Lions have racked up 1,252 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 3,848 putouts over the course of the season.

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 719 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.68 (667 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 164 long balls and they give up 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Lions have a WHIP of 1.451 with a FIP of 5.04 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.05 (980 strikeouts against 477 walks). They come in at 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,384.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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