LG Twins vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (26-14, 1st in KBO) head to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (26-14, 2nd in KBO).

LG has a slugging rate of .400 and have been called out on strikes 248 times, while drawing a walk on 186 occasions. They have earned 208 runs batted in in addition to 406 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is .290. The Twins have recorded 74 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 23 balls out of the park. They have 218 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .375. As a squad, the LG Twins are putting up 5.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 1st in KBO.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .313 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,150 runs scored and an OPS of .874. He has struck out 884 times and has been walked on 985 occasions, contributing to a .395 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 244 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,334 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .479 and he has totaled 3,485 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 8,436 times and has delivered a base knock 2,277 times.

The Twins have swiped 29 bases and have been caught 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.7%. The LG Twins have a total of 1,119 putouts on the year, in addition to 375 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them ranked 9th in the league and have a total of 37 double plays.

The Twins have an ERA of 3.45 over the course of the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 272 hitters. Twins pitchers have surrendered 19 home runs in addition to 179 total runs (3rd in KBO). LG has allowed 346 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 143 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Landers have a team slugging % of .378 and they are recording 4.46 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have 64 doubles, while walking 156 times as well as putting up 183 runs. SSG has compiled 34 HRs for the year as well as 169 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 297 instances (5th in KBO) and have recorded 357 base hits. The SSG Landers have an OBP of .340 and a batting average of .257 on the year.

Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Heredia has tallied a free base 350 times while striking out on 572 chances. He has recorded 516 runs and also has 334 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .350 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .735. He has hit it out of the park 62 times, with 1,255 total bases and a .385 slugging %. Over the course of the 3,256 official at-bats in his pro career, Heredia has hit .265 in addition to having 863 base hits.

The SSG Landers have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding rate of .975 (8th in KBO). The Landers have recorded 410 assists, 39 errors and have accumulated 1,102 putouts this season. Out of their 45 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 32 times and been caught 13 times (28.9% caught stealing rate).

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.395 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.72 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.81 (303 strikeouts against 167 free passes). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 345. They have allowed 21 HR's and they allow 3.72 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The SSG pitching staff have allowed 152 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.29 (134 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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