Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz
Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (72-70, 5th in KBO) play the LG Twins (76-66, 3rd in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
LG has a slugging percentage of .414 and have struck out 969 times, while being walked on 616 occasions. They have tallied 765 RBI’s and 1,394 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .283. The Twins have tallied 238 doubles as a team and have knocked 115 balls out of the park. They have a total of 808 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .366. As a team, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in KBO.
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Austin Dean is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Dean has hit .287 for his baseball career, with 708 scored runs and an OPS of .812. He has been struck out 865 times and has been walked on 442 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .351 OBP. In his career, Dean has slapped 151 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 718 runs. His slugging percentage is .461 and he has totaled 2,111 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 5,125 times and has notched a base knock 1,313 times.
The Twins have stolen 126 bags and have been caught 40 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 24.1%. The LG Twins have a total of 3,831 putouts for the season, as well as 1,348 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which ranks 3rd in the league and have a total of 135 double plays.
The Twins have an ERA of 4.63 this year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,082 hitters. LG has conceded 1,375 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 657 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49. Twins pitchers have allowed 126 long balls and also 728 runs in total (9th in baseball).
The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .417 and they are scoring 5.33 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have hit 234 two-baggers, while getting a free base 580 times and earning 767 runs. KT has compiled 145 long balls this season in addition to 722 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,123 instances (4th in the league) and have a total of 1,413 base knocks. The KT Wiz are sitting with an OBP of .355 and a team batting average of .279 on the campaign.
Mel Rojas is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Rojas has earned a walk 289 times while striking out on 691 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .325 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .701. Over the course of the 3,013 at-bats in his professional career, Rojas has a batting average of .258 in addition to 776 hits. He has accumulated 369 runs in addition to having 325 runs batted in. He has gone yard 46 times, as well as 1,132 total bases and also a .376 slugging percentage.
In their 180 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 142 times and been caught 38 times (21.1% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 110 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 1,279 assists, 116 errors and have earned a total of 3,853 putouts this season.
The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.473 in addition to having a FIP of 5.63 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 (1,118 strikeouts vs 443 walks). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,448. They have relinquished 155 long balls and they surrender 5.63 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The KT pitching staff have allowed 804 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.11 (729 earned runs relinquished).
Who will win tonight’s baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald’s Pick: Take LG
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