The Lotte Giants are traveling to Jamsil Baseball Stadium to face off against the LG Twins. The Lotte Giants vs LG Twins 4/16/24 game is taking place at 5:30 AM EST. If you are in Korea the game is being broadcast on SPOTV.
Lotte Giants Preview
The Lotte Giants are coming into this game here after narrowly losing in their last game. The loss was by a score of 7-5 against the Kiwoom Heroes. The loss helped to keep the Giants in 10th place in the KBO. The record for the Giants is sitting at 4-14 on the year.
Aaron Wilkerson is the starter for his 5th start of the year for the Giants. Wilkerson has posted a 1-1 record with a 4.64 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Aaron has thrown only 21 1/3 innings while giving up 12 runs and 21 hits, but has allowed 5 homers. The control has been good for Wilkerson with 22 strikeouts and 3 walks. The Giants have allowed the opponents to hit them fairly easily with a .298 average and a 1.66 WHIP. Overall, the Giants have allowed 19 homers on 187 hits, but have posted a dismal 5.24 ERA as a team.
The hitting for the Lotte Giants is the worst in the KBO with a .243 average and only 64 runs scored. The Giants have managed to get 154 hits with 22 doubles, 4 triples and only 7 long balls. The Giants have been good running the bases with 22 steals and only 6 runners being thrown out.
LG Twins Preview
The Twins head to this game here after getting handed a loss by Doosan. The loss for the Twins came by a score of 9-5 on the day and was one that the Twins definitely did not expect as the favorite. The Twins come in with a 5th place standing in the KBO on the year, but have posted a 9-10-1 record on the season.
Dietrich Enns heads to the mound in this game f or the Twins for his 5th start. Dietrich has posted a 2-0 record and a 4.09 ERA with a 1.32 WHIP. Enns has thrown a total of 22 innings giving up 11 runs and 24 hits, but has not given up any homers. He has struck out 26 batters and walked only 5. As a team the Twins are a middle of the pack pitching team with a 4.47 ERA and a total of 188 hits allowed along with 13 homers. The opponents are hitting decent against the Twins with a .271 average and a 1.52 WHIP.
LG is the second best hitting team in the KBO with a team average of .296 with a total of 114 runs scored. The Twins have ended up getting 211 hits so far. The Twins have hit 28 doubles, 2 triples, and 14 homers on the season. The base running for the Twins has ended up getting 32 steals with only 8 runners being thrown out on the year.
Lotte Giants vs LG Twins 4/16/24 Pick: LG Twins
The Giants are just not that good of a team on the year. The pitching is the worst in the KBO and the hitting is horrible as well. Those factors combined will make it easy to see the Twins, who are not the best but are markedly better than Lotte being able to pick up the win. However, with the starting from Wilkerson the game will be kept close until the bullpen takes the mound for Lotte.
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