Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins
Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (27-35, 8th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, June 15, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (38-28, 2nd in KBO).
The Giants have hit 118 doubles as a squad and have knocked 48 balls out of the park. Lotte has a slugging % of .410 and have struck out 485 times, while getting the free base on 193 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in baseball. They have tallied 295 runs batted in and 612 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .274. They have earned 315 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .338.
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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Reyes has hit 73 baseballs over the fence while driving in 608 runs. For his career, he came to the plate 5,177 times and has come through with a base knock 1,381 times. Reyes has accrued an average at the plate of .290 for his career in baseball, in addition to 662 scored runs and an OPS of .740. His slugging percentage is .405 in addition to earning 1,931 bases. He has fanned 920 times and has walked on 316 occasions, contributing to a .335 OBP.
The Giants have stolen 44 bases and have been thrown out 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 33.3%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 1,693 putouts for the season, as well as 651 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which has them ranked 5th in the league and have a total of 65 double plays.
The Giants have a team ERA of 4.90 on the year (8th in the league), and they have struck out 474 hitters. Giants pitchers have conceded 60 long balls and also 331 total runs (9th in KBO). Lotte has allowed 626 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 307 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52.
The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .413 and they are earning 5.72 runs per contest (2nd in the league). The have tallied 110 two-baggers, while walking 331 times and putting up 389 runs. LG has hit 52 home runs on the campaign as well as 366 RBIs. They have struck out on 451 instances (9th in KBO) and have earned 660 base hits. The LG Twins hold an on-base percentage of .376 in addition to a team batting average of .285 so far this year.
Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Over the course of the 4,296 at-bats in his professional career, Dean has a batting average of .284 in addition to 1,220 hits. He has homered 134 times, with 1,945 total bases and a .453 slugging percentage. Dean has drawn a free base 415 times while striking out on 828 attempts. He has compiled 652 runs in addition to having 642 RBIs. His on-base rate is .349 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .802.
The LG Twins have turned 62 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Twins have racked up 634 assists, 54 errors and have earned a total of 1,809 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 89 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 71 times and been caught 18 times (20.2% caught stealing percentage).
The LG pitching staff have conceded 340 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.60 (308 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 56 dingers and they allow 5.07 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.536 and have a FIP of 5.07 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.98 (528 strikeouts vs 267 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 659.
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG
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