Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (7-8, 6th in KBO) are headed to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, April 22, 2023, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (8-6, 4th in KBO).

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.9 runs/g, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have racked up 58 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .322. The Heroes have accrued 29 doubles as a unit and have knocked 5 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 54 runs batted in and 125 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is .240. Kiwoom is slugging .340 and have been called out on strikes 117 times, while drawing a walk on 55 occasions.

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Jung Hoo Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has hit .340 for his baseball career, in addition to 538 scored runs and an OPS of .898. He has gone down on strikes 286 times and earned a walk on 343 at-bats, contributing to a .406 OBP. For his career, Lee has hit 61 baseballs over the fence while driving in 480 runs. His slugging percentage is .492 and he has racked up 1,575 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 3,622 times and has reached base with a hit 1,087 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 408 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 134 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .973 which is 7th in the league and have earned 16 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 19 bags and have been caught 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 29.6%.

The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 3.90 over the course of the season (4th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 123 hitters. Kiwoom has allowed 137 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 59 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.00 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Heroes pitchers have given up 4 home runs and also 66 runs (6th in KBO).

SSG has tallied 10 home runs this season and 51 RBIs. They have hit 20 two-baggers, while getting a free base 59 times as well as scoring 57 runs. The SSG Landers hold an OBP of .333 as well as a team batting average of .240 over the course of the season. The Landers hold a slugging percentage of .352 and they are recording 4.07 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have struck out on 95 instances (8th in the league) and have earned 111 hits.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has earned a free base 141 times while going down on strikes on 233 plate appearances. His OBP comes in at .344 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .720. For the 1,554 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .279 with 433 base knocks. He has tallied 244 runs and notched 137 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 16 times, with 584 total bases and also a .376 slugging %.

Out of their 16 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 9 times and been caught 7 times (43.8% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 14 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (5th in KBO). The Landers have racked up 142 assists, 12 errors and have earned a total of 372 putouts this year.

The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 55 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.56 (49 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 10 dingers and they surrender 3.99 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.363 with a FIP of 3.99 as a staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.71 (108 strikeouts vs 63 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 106.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SSG

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