LG Twins at Lotte Giants

BUSAN (Interstat)—The LG Twins will visit the Lotte Giants on Friday at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea. The Korea Baseball Organization matchup is expected to be played in 68-degree weather. The Giants are the home team, and the Twins are the visiting team.

LG enters at 73-62-2. Lotte is 59-73-3.

Lee Jae-won is an outfielder and a player to watch for LG. He went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the Twins’ most recent game, a 7-5 win over Doosan. Lee has homered in three of his past six games. He went 0-for-4 in his most recent game against Lotte. Lee also had a 2-for-3 game at Shinsegae, a 1-for-4 game with a home run and three RBIs at Shinsegae, a 1-for-3 game with a home run and one RBI against Kia, and a 1-for-3 game against Kia. He recorded a 1-for-3 game against NC and a 1-for-3 game against Kia earlier in the recent stretch.

Na Seung-yeup is a first baseman and a player to watch for Lotte. He went 2-for-4 with a home run and one RBI in the Giants’ most recent game, a 12-4 loss to Kia. Na had a 3-for-5 game at KT and went 2-for-5 with two RBIs in his most recent game against LG. He also recorded a 2-for-4 game with one RBI against Kiwoom, a 1-for-3 game with one RBI at Hanwha and a 1-for-2 game against Hanwha. Na had a 1-for-4 game at KT and a 1-for-4 game at KT in recent road games.

The teams have split their 10 meetings this season. Lotte has won the past two matchups, including the most recent 6-4. The series has included Lotte’s 16-5 and 11-9 wins and LG’s 8-7, 8-6 and 6-1 victories. LG’s most recent game was a 7-5 home win over Doosan, while Lotte’s most recent game was a 12-4 home loss to Kia.

LG has recent wins over NC and Doosan and losses to Kia, Shinsegae and Lotte. Lotte has recent wins over Kiwoom and losses to Kia, Doosan and KT. The Giants also played KT to a 2-2 tie.

After Friday, the teams are scheduled to meet again the following day. LG’s next scheduled game after that is at Kia. Lotte is set to visit Kia and Doosan in its next games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of LG Twins 5, Lotte Giants 3. Interstat’s ELO system gives LG a 54.7 percent probability to win.