Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 7/14/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (54-31, 2nd in KBO) go to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Thursday, July 14, 2022, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (56-26, 1st in KBO).

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 6th in the league. They have 373 runs and hold an OBP of .335. The Heroes have accumulated 127 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 55 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 344 runs batted in in addition to 727 hits on the season, while their batting average is sitting at .248. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .361 and have been rung up 644 times, while drawing a walk on 333 occasions.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Lee has hit 49 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 417 runs. His career slugging percentage is .484 and he has totaled 1,406 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 3,293 times and has notched a base hit 985 times. He has struck out 267 times and has walked on 311 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .405 on-base percentage. Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .339 in his time in baseball, with 488 scored runs and an OPS of .889.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 2,330 putouts so far this season, in addition to 950 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them ranked 4th in the league and they have twisted 81 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 44 bases and have been caught 24 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 35.3%.

The Heroes have a team ERA of 3.22 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 604 batters. Kiwoom has allowed 676 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 278 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Heroes pitchers have allowed 49 home runs and also 316 total runs (10th in baseball).

The SSG Landers have earned an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .260 so far this year. They have struck out on 661 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have tallied 753 hits. SSG has knocked in 69 home runs on the campaign as well as 404 runs batted in. The Landers hold a team slugging percentage of .390 and they earn 5.05 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have notched 145 doubles, while taking a walk 311 times and racking up 429 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has tallied a free base 120 times while striking out on 205 attempts. His on-base rate is .345 and he also has a career OPS of .716. In the 1,253 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .275 with 345 hits. He has tallied 203 runs in addition to having 107 runs batted in. He has homered 11 times, as well as 465 bases in total and a .371 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 87 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 884 assists, 57 errors and have earned 2,301 putouts for the year. Out of their 82 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 61 times and been caught 21 times (25.6% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 343 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.75 (320 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 71 dingers and they concede 4.02 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.252 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.02 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.22 (595 strikeouts vs 268 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 692.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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