The LG Twins are going to face the Lotte Giants at Sajik Baseball Stadium. The LG Twins vs Lotte Giants 5/12/24 game is taking place at 1:00 AM EST. The game is set to be broadcast on SPOTV. The weather is calling for rain for this game so it could be cancelled.
LG Twins Preview
The Twins are heading to this game here after beating the Lotte Giants in their last game. The win was a lot closer than expected with a final score sitting at 2-1. The Twins are sitting in 4th place in the KBO currently with a record of 22-18-2 on the year overall, but are 9-10-1 on the road.
Kang Hyo-jong has started in 7 games this year and is now ready for his 8th start. Hyo-jong has posted a 1-2 record with a 6.23 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. Son has thrown a total of 21 2/3 innings on the year giving up 15 earned runs out of 18 runs total. He has allowed 25 hits and 1 homer, but has walked 12 batters and struck out 14 batters. As a team the Twins have posted a 4.26 ERA with 395 hits and 32 homers allowed. The opponents are hitting at a clip of .270 on the year with a 1.46 WHIP.
LG is hitting really well on the year with a .284 average with 224 runs. The Twins have put in 407 hits with 65 doubles, 9 triples, and 30 homers being part of those hits. The Twins have ended up with 68 steals and 22 runners thrown out on the year.
Lotte Giants Preview
The Giants head into this game here sitting in dead last in the KBO. However, the Giants are sitting on a 13-24-1 record on the year overall, but when playing at home the Giants have posted a 9-11-1 record on the year so far.
Hong Min-ki is coming in for his first start of the year since 2021. In that season Hong pitched in 1 game with a 0-0 record and a 27.00 ERA and a 6.00 WHIP. Hong only lasted a 1/3 of an inning giving up 1 earned run out of 1 run total, but gave up no hits and walked 2 batters. Lotte heads to this game here with a 5.10 ERA on the year, but have allowed 389 hits and 39 homers on the season. The Giants have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .295 with a 1.59 WHIP.
The Lotte Giants are hitting at a clip of .271 on the year with a total of 175 runs. The Giants have managed to get a total of 365 hits with 69 doubles, 12 triples, and 26 homers. Lotte has managed to get a total of 35 stolen bases with 10 runners being thrown out on the year.
LG Twins vs Lotte Giants 5/12/24 Pick: LG Twins
The Giants are not that great of a team and putting a starter on the mound that has not started since 2021 will definitely make it harder for the Giants to be competitive in this game here. The Twins are going to have a great game here offensively and that will show up in the game here as the Giants starter only last a 1/3 of an inning in his last outing 3 years ago and it is doubtful that the improvement has come in the last 3 years.
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