Lotte Giants vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/26/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (30-13, 1st in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (22-21, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, May 26, 2022.

The Giants have hit 63 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 36 balls out of the park. Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .380 and have been called out on strikes 298 times, while drawing a walk on 122 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.1 runs per outing, which is 6th in KBO. They have 170 RBI's as well as 396 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .261. They have earned a total of 179 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .320.

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Dong Hui Han is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. For his pro baseball career, Han has hit 48 balls out of the park while driving in 196 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .421 and he has totaled 605 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 1,629 times and came through with a base hit 380 times. He has gone down on strikes 325 times and has been walked on 161 occasions, contributing to a .343 on-base percentage. Han has compiled an average at the plate of .265 for his career, in addition to 172 scored runs and an OPS of .764.

The Lotte Giants have notched a total of 1,187 putouts for the season, in addition to 459 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .973 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and have 50 double plays. The Giants have stolen 29 bases and have been caught 15 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 34.1%.

The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 3.55 for the season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 387 batters. Giants pitchers have allowed 17 long balls and 182 total runs (4th in KBO). Lotte has surrendered 372 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 156 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The SSG Landers have recorded an OBP of .328 and a batting average of .245 so far this year. They have struck out on 344 instances (3rd in the league) and have tallied 374 base hits. SSG has knocked in 28 HRs so far this year in addition to 192 RBIs. The Landers hold a team SLG% of .361 and they are scoring 4.56 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have recorded 76 doubles, while walking 162 times as well as putting up 205 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has earned a free base 105 times while striking out on 181 tries. His on-base percentage comes in at .337 and he has earned a career OPS of .694. For the 1,095 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .266 in addition to 291 hits. He has a total of 169 runs in addition to having 86 RBIs. He has hit a home run 8 times, with 391 bases in total and a .357 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (1st in Korean baseball). The Landers have recorded 487 assists, 25 errors and have a total of 1,238 putouts this season. In their 51 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 43 times and been caught 8 times (15.7% caught stealing rate).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.181 in addition to having a FIP of 3.34 as a pitching staff on the season. They sit at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 338. The SSG pitching staff have conceded 153 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.30 (151 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (308 strikeouts against 149 bases on balls). They have conceded 27 home runs and they concede 3.34 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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