KT Wiz vs SSG Landers Prediction, 6/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: KT Wiz vs SSG Landers
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023
Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea
TV: MBC Sports+
Sang-soo Kim and the KT Wiz (22-33, 9th in KBO) head to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Thursday, June 15, 2023, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (36-21, 1st in KBO).
The Wiz have hit 90 doubles as a squad and have knocked 30 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging rate of .348 and have been rung up 462 times, while being walked on 207 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which is 5th in KBO. They have compiled 225 RBI's as well as 508 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. They have accounted for 242 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .327.
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Sang-soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Kim has drilled 55 balls out of the park while knocking in 571 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .361 and he has totaled 1,901 bases. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 6,039 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,433 times. He has gone down on strikes 789 times and earned a walk on 507 occasions, contributing to a .343 on-base %. Kim has hit .272 for his baseball career, in addition to 776 runs scored and an OPS of .704.
The Wiz have swiped 42 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 8.7%. The KT Wiz have 1,536 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 534 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 3rd in the league and they have twisted 46 double plays.
The Wiz have a team ERA of 4.66 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 389 hitters. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 41 home runs and also 288 runs (1st in baseball). KT has given up 570 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 265 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.19 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.46.
SSG has knocked in 52 long balls this year as well as 246 runs batted in. They hit 85 two-baggers, while taking a walk 202 times as well as racking up 263 runs. The SSG Landers have accounted for an OBP of .327 in addition to a batting average of .251 this season. The Landers have a team slugging percentage of .380 and they are scoring 4.53 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 411 occasions (6th in the league) and have 492 base knocks.
Seong Han Park is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. In the 1,257 at-bats in his pro career, Park has an average at the plate of .278 with 349 hits. He has hit a home run 11 times, as well as 447 total bases and a .356 slugging percentage. Park has tallied a walk 159 times while striking out on 217 plate appearances. He has a total of 155 runs and has 131 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .359 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .715.
Of their 62 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 40 times and been caught 22 times (35.5% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 51 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Landers have 586 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 1,555 putouts this season.
The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.407 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.71 (417 strikeouts against 244 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 485. They have surrendered 35 home runs and they give up 3.87 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have given up 223 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.47 (200 earned runs surrendered).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT
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