LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (76-66, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

As a unit, the LG Twins are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which is 2nd in KBO. They have racked up 808 runs scored and hold an OBP of .366. The Twins have accounted for 238 two-baggers as a team and have hit 115 balls out of the park. They have compiled 765 RBI's as well as 1,394 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate 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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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 7 baseballs out of the park while driving in 36 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .368 and he has racked up 190 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 584 times and has reached base with a base hit 141 times. He has struck out 97 times and has been walked on 58 occasions, which has contributed to a .351 OBP. Kim has a batting average of .273 for his baseball career, in addition to 56 scored runs and an OPS of .719.

The Twins have stolen 126 bags and have been thrown out 40 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 24.1%. The LG Twins are sitting with 3,831 putouts on the year, as well as 1,348 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which ranks 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 135 double plays.

The Twins hold a team ERA of 4.63 this year (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,082 batters. LG has relinquished 1,375 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 657 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.05 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49. Twins pitchers have yielded 126 home runs and 728 total runs (9th in KBO).

The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .428 and they have an average of 5.35 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have hit 204 doubles, while taking a walk 531 times as well as notching 770 runs. Samsung is sitting with 185 home runs so far this year to go along with 734 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,150 occasions (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 1,336 base hits. The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .347 and a team batting average of .269 over the course of the season.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Over the course of the 1,655 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .283 and has racked up 469 base hits. He has hit the long ball 6 times, with 549 total bases and a .332 slugging percentage. Kim has earned a walk 204 times while striking out on 215 tries. He has recorded 320 runs and also has 118 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .368 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .700.

Out of their 164 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 114 times and been caught 50 times (30.5% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 105 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have racked up 1,252 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 3,848 putouts so far this year.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.451 with a FIP of 5.04 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 (980 strikeouts vs 477 walks). They are sitting at 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,384. They have given up 164 homers and they yield 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 719 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.68 (667 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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