Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (27-35, 8th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, June 14, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (38-28, 2nd in KBO).

The Giants have accounted for 118 doubles as a team and have knocked 48 balls out of the park. Lotte is slugging .410 and have struck out 485 times, while getting the free base on 193 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have accumulated 295 runs batted in and 612 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .274. They have racked up 315 runs scored and hold an OBP of .338.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Yoon has drilled 6 balls over the fence while knocking in 70 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 694 times and has delivered with a hit 182 times. Yoon has hit .288 for his career in baseball, with 97 runs scored and an OPS of .724. His slugging percentage is .384 and he has totaled 242 bases. He has struck out 113 times and earned a walk on 51 occasions, contributing to a .340 OBP.

The Lotte Giants have 1,693 putouts on the campaign, as well as 651 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which puts them in 5th in the league and they have turned 65 double plays. The Giants have stolen 44 bags and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 33.3%.

The Giants have an ERA of 4.90 so far this season (8th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 474 hitters. Lotte has surrendered 626 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) as well as 307 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.52. Giants pitchers have given up 60 home runs in addition to 331 runs (9th in baseball).

The Twins have a SLG% of .413 and they have an average of 5.72 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have notched 110 two-baggers, while taking a walk 331 times as well as putting up 389 runs. LG has accounted for 52 HRs on the season and 366 runs batted in. They have struck out on 451 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned 660 hits. The LG Twins have tallied a team OBP of .376 in addition to a team batting average of .285 this year.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Hong has tallied a walk 430 times while striking out on 440 tries. His on-base % is .432 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .834. For the 2,294 official at-bats in his pro career, Hong has earned a batting average of .310 in addition to having 710 base hits. He has a total of 457 runs in addition to having 262 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 17 times, as well as 923 bases in total and also a .402 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Twins have 634 assists, 54 errors and have accounted for 1,809 putouts so far this season. In their 89 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 71 times and been caught 18 times (20.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.536 in addition to having a FIP of 5.07 as a squad on the campaign. They rank 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 659. The LG pitching staff have allowed 340 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.60 (308 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 (528 strikeouts vs 267 free passes). They have yielded 56 home runs and they concede 5.07 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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