SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/6/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (-222) Kiwoom (+104)

Chan Hyeok Park and the Kiwoom Heroes (15-11, 3rd in KBO) play the SSG Landers (19-6, 1st in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, May 6, 2022. The Heroes open this matchup at +104 while the Landers are coming in at -222. The total is set at 7.

As a unit, the SSG Landers are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have a total of 113 runs scored and hold an OBP of .319. The Landers have accrued 44 doubles as a squad and have hit 14 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 109 runs batted in in addition to 205 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .236. SSG has a slugging % of .347 and have been rung up 194 times, while drawing a walk on 89 occasions.

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Kevin Cron is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Cron has hit .273 for his time in baseball, in addition to 550 scored runs and an OPS of .833. He has gone down on strikes 949 times and earned a walk on 336 at-bats, which has contributed to a .341 on-base percentage. In his career, Cron has hit 197 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 730 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .492 and he has a total of 1,853 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 4,228 times and got on base with a hit 1,029 times.

The Landers have stolen 29 bases and have been caught 4 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 12.1%. The SSG Landers have accumulated 738 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 272 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which ranks 2nd in the league and have a total of 21 double plays.

The Landers hold a team ERA of 2.85 so far this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 180 batters. SSG has surrendered 181 base knocks (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 75 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.12 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12. Landers pitchers have yielded 13 long balls in addition to 77 runs in total (10th in baseball).

Kiwoom is sitting with 18 long balls this season as well as 93 RBIs. They have recorded 43 doubles, while taking a walk 77 times and putting up 97 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes hold an OBP of .309 as well as a batting average of .233 this year. The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .354 and they score 3.73 runs per game (8th in the league). They have been rung up on 186 instances (5th in KBO) and have a total of 205 base hits.

Chan Hyeok Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Park has earned a free base 6 times while fanning on 40 attempts. He has accounted for 12 runs and racked up 11 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .302 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .739. He has hit a home run 5 times, with 38 bases in total and a .437 slugging percentage. For the 87 at-bats in his career, Park has an average at the plate of .230 with 20 hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 25 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 325 assists, 18 errors and have earned 735 putouts during this campaign. In their 16 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 8 times and been caught 8 times (50.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 94 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.09 (81 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 10 home runs and they concede 3.58 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.203 and have a FIP of 3.58 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.22 (180 strikeouts against 81 bases on balls). They sit at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 203.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+104) and under the total runs

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