KT Wiz vs SSG Landers Prediction, 6/14/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs SSG Landers

Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (22-32, 9th in KBO) go to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (35-21, 1st in KBO).

The Wiz have compiled 90 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 30 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging rate of .351 and have been called out on strikes 452 times, while being walked on 205 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 5th in KBO. They have tallied 224 runs batted in as well as 503 hits on the year, while their batting average is .256. They have a total of 241 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .329.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his pro baseball career, Kang has hit 92 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 398 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 2,762 times and has delivered with a base hit 752 times. Kang has compiled an average at the plate of .313 for his career, in addition to 402 runs scored and an OPS of .895. His career slugging percentage is .499 and he has racked up 1,197 bases. He has gone down on strikes 472 times and earned a walk on 329 occasions, contributing to a .396 on-base %.

The Wiz have swiped 42 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 8.7%. The KT Wiz have earned a total of 1,512 putouts on the year, as well as 525 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which ranks 3rd in KBO and they have twisted 46 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 41 home runs and also 280 runs (2nd in the league). KT has conceded 555 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 257 earned runs. The Wiz have compiled a team ERA of 4.59 so far this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 388 hitters.

The Landers hold a team slugging % of .377 and they earn 4.47 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have 82 doubles, while walking 198 times and racking up 255 runs. SSG has tallied 52 HRs so far this season as well as 238 runs batted in. They have struck out on 410 occasions (5th in KBO) and have tallied 477 hits. The SSG Landers have earned a team OBP of .325 as well as a batting average of .248 on the season.

Jeong Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has drawn a walk 946 times while being called out on strikes on 1,608 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .390 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .917. Over the course of the 7,156 official at-bats in his career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 and has racked up 2,054 base hits. He has accounted for 1,324 runs and also has 1,405 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 441 times, as well as 3,768 total bases and a .527 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (7th in the league). The Landers have recorded 580 assists, 47 errors and have accumulated 1,528 putouts on the campaign. In their 61 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 39 times and been caught 22 times (36.1% caught stealing rate).

The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 222 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.52 (199 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 35 home runs and they allow 3.92 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Landers have a WHIP of 1.418 with a FIP of 3.92 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.68 (407 strikeouts vs 242 free passes). They sit at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 480.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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