Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 6/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (21-29, 8th in KBO) go to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, June 3, 2023, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (29-17, 2nd in KBO).

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have accumulated 198 runs and have an on-base percentage of .321. The Heroes have compiled 79 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 21 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 189 runs batted in as well as 434 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .250. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .343 and have been rung up 379 times, while getting the free base on 161 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 20 balls out of the park while knocking in 271 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 2,843 times and has reached base with a base knock 751 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .294 for his career in baseball, with 429 runs scored and an OPS of .737. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .383 and he has a total of 979 bases. He has gone down on strikes 511 times and earned a walk on 241 occasions, contributing to a .354 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have swiped 43 bags and have been caught 16 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.1%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 1,328 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 491 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which has them ranked 6th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 44 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 3.62 this season (5th in the league), and they have struck out 348 hitters. Kiwoom has given up 451 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 178 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.62 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Heroes pitchers have conceded 19 long balls in addition to 201 runs in total (6th in the league).

SSG has tallied 40 home runs this year and 196 RBIs. They have hit 69 doubles, while taking a walk 170 times as well as putting up 211 runs. The SSG Landers are sitting with a team OBP of .335 and a team batting average of .255 on the year. The Landers have a team slugging % of .376 and they are earning 4.49 runs per outing (3rd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 333 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned a total of 405 base knocks.

Guillermo Heredia is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Heredia has earned a free base 351 times while going down on strikes on 576 occasions. His OBP sits at .349 and he holds a career OPS of .733. Over the course of the 3,278 at-bats in his pro career, Heredia has compiled an average at the plate of .264 and has racked up 867 hits. He is sitting with 519 runs in addition to having 336 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 62 times, in addition to having 1,259 total bases and also a .384 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 42 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .976 (7th in the league). The Landers have 479 assists, 43 errors and have accumulated 1,264 putouts for the season. Out of their 51 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 35 times and been caught 16 times (31.4% caught stealing rate).

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.425 with a FIP of 3.84 as a unit so far this year. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 400. The SSG pitching staff have relinquished 180 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.44 (161 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.70 (340 strikeouts against 200 walks). They have given up 28 homers and they concede 3.84 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SSG

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