SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/24/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, April 24, 2022

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Joo-Suk Ha and the Hanwha Eagles (4-11, 9th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (13-2, 1st in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Sunday, April 24, 2022.

SSG has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 99 times, while taking a walk on 46 occasions. They have earned 75 runs batted in and 133 hits this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .265. The Landers have tallied 27 doubles as a team and have knocked 9 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 78 runs scored while having a team OBP of .340. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.2 runs/g, which is 1st in baseball.

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Jeong Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has hit 404 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,289 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .528 in addition to having tallied 3,476 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 7,881 times and has notched a base hit 1,900 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,480 times and earned a walk on 862 occasions, contributing to a .391 on-base percentage. Choi has a batting average of .289 for his time in baseball, in addition to 1,204 scored runs and an OPS of .919.

The Landers have swiped 11 bases and have been caught 1 time, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 8.3%. The SSG Landers have notched a total of 405 putouts on the year, as well as 144 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 1st in KBO and have earned 11 double plays.

The Landers have an earned run average of 2.53 so far this year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 101 batters. SSG has surrendered 99 base hits (6.6 per 9 innings) and 38 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.04. Landers pitchers have surrendered 7 long balls and also 39 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .304 and they tally 3.60 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have recorded 17 doubles, while getting a free base 48 times as well as earning 54 runs. Hanwha has accumulated 7 long balls for the year in addition to 49 runs batted in. They have struck out on 125 occasions (1st in baseball) and have tallied 109 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles have tallied an OBP of .292 as well as a team batting average of .220 so far this season.

Joo-Suk Ha is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. During the 2,327 at-bats in his pro career, Ha has an average at the plate of .266 in addition to having 620 hits. He has gone yard 43 times, as well as 880 bases in total and also a .378 slugging percentage. Ha has tallied a walk 147 times while striking out on 607 tries. He has compiled 318 runs and notched 275 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .318 and he has a lifetime OPS of .696.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 8 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .969 (9th in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 144 assists, 17 errors and have notched a total of 384 putouts for the season. In their 17 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 13 times and been caught 4 times (23.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.469 in addition to having a FIP of 5.20 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.84 (103 strikeouts against 56 free passes). They sit at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 132. They have given up 12 home runs and they yield 5.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 74 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.43 (63 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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