Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 7/13/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (54-30, 2nd in KBO) travel to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (55-26, 1st in KBO).

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have tallied 370 runs while holding a team OBP of .334. The Heroes have accrued 126 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 54 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 341 runs batted in and 718 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .248. Kiwoom is slugging .361 and have been rung up 635 times, while being walked on 329 occasions.

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Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Puig has hit 194 baseballs over the fence while driving in 648 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .483 and he has racked up 2,141 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,025 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,250 times. He has gone down on strikes 956 times and has gotten a free base on 483 occasions, contributing to a .360 OBP. Puig has compiled an average at the plate of .282 for his baseball career, with 709 scored runs and an OPS of .843.

The Heroes have swiped 43 bases and have been caught 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 35.8%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 2,306 putouts this year, in addition to 943 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which ranks 4th in the league and have a total of 80 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 3.17 so far this season (1st in the league), and they have rung up 602 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 665 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 271 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Heroes pitchers have allowed 48 home runs in addition to 309 total runs (10th in baseball).

SSG has 68 home runs on the year as well as 398 runs batted in. They have recorded 143 doubles, while taking a walk 304 times and notching 422 runs. The SSG Landers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .339 in addition to a batting average of .259 on the season. The Landers hold a team SLG% of .389 and they average 5.02 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have been rung up on 659 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have notched a total of 742 hits.

Yoo Seom Han is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Han has drawn a walk 311 times while going down on strikes on 669 plate appearances. He has a total of 413 runs and also has 512 RBIs. His on-base % is .369 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .882. He has hit a home run 155 times, in addition to having 1,348 bases in total and also a .513 slugging percentage. For the 2,628 at-bats in his professional career, Han has an average at the plate of .274 in addition to 721 base hits.

The SSG Landers have turned 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Landers have racked up 871 assists, 56 errors and have notched a total of 2,274 putouts on the season. Of their 81 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 60 times and been caught 21 times (25.9% caught stealing rate).

The Landers have a WHIP of 1.249 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.22 (586 strikeouts against 264 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 683. They have surrendered 70 home runs and they concede 4.04 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 340 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.76 (317 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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