Lotte Giants vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs SSG Landers

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (1-1, 9th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (1-1, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are notching 6.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in KBO. They have racked up 12 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .344. The Giants have compiled 3 doubles as a squad and have hit 1 ball out of the park. They have compiled 12 RBI's as well as 19 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .244. Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .346 and have struck out 10 times, while drawing a walk on 11 occasions.

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Dong Hui Han is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his pro baseball career, Han has hit 54 balls over the fence while driving in 237 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 1,970 times and has come through with a base hit 469 times. Han has accrued an average at the plate of .268 for his career, with 195 runs scored and an OPS of .758. He has earned a slugging percentage of .417 and he has racked up 729 bases. He has struck out 373 times and earned a walk on 181 at-bats, which has contributed to a .341 on-base %.

The Giants have swiped 1 bag. The Lotte Giants are sitting with 57 putouts so far this season, in addition to 23 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 1st in KBO and they have twisted 2 double plays.

The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 5.21 so far this year (6th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 9 batters. Lotte has given up 18 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 11 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.13 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37. Giants pitchers have allowed 2 home runs and 12 runs (5th in the league).

The SSG Landers are sitting with an OBP of .342 and a batting average of .206 on the season. They have been rung up on 11 occasions (7th in the league) and have accounted for 13 base hits. SSG has hit 3 home runs this season in addition to 8 RBIs. The Landers hold a slugging % of .365 and they are earning 4.50 runs per game (8th in the league). The have tallied 1 double, while taking a walk 13 times as well as putting up 9 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has recorded a walk 138 times while going down on strikes on 229 occasions. His on-base percentage is .342 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .717. During the 1,503 at-bats in his career, Choi has a batting average of .276 with 415 base knocks. He has recorded 235 runs in addition to having earned 134 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 16 times, as well as 563 bases in total and a .375 slugging %.

Of their 4 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 2 times and been caught 2 times (50.0% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have twisted 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .962 (7th in the league). The Landers have accrued 22 assists, 3 errors and have earned 54 putouts for the year.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.722 and have a FIP of 5.00 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.00 (12 strikeouts against 12 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 19. They have conceded 1 homer and they allow 5.00 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The SSG pitching staff have conceded 10 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.50 (9 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take SSG and under the total runs

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