SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (27-15, 2nd in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 26, 2023, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (21-20, 4th in KBO).

As a squad, the SSG Landers are scoring 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have tallied 189 runs while holding a team OBP of .335. The Landers have compiled 64 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 37 balls out of the stadium. They have 175 runs batted in as well as 368 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .254. SSG has a slugging percentage of .376 and have been rung up 309 times, while drawing a walk on 160 occasions.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his career, Heredia has slapped 62 balls out of the park while knocking in 334 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .385 and he has racked up 1,255 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 3,780 times and has reached base with a hit 863 times. He has gone down on strikes 573 times and has been walked on 351 occasions, which has contributed to a .350 on-base percentage. Heredia has an average at the plate of .265 for his career in baseball, in addition to 517 scored runs and an OPS of .735.

The SSG Landers have a total of 1,156 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 434 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .975 which is 7th in the league and they have twisted 39 double plays. The Landers have swiped 33 bases and have been caught 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.3%.

The Landers have an earned run average of 3.39 so far this season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 314 batters. SSG has relinquished 367 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 145 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.69 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Landers pitchers have conceded 23 home runs in addition to 164 runs (8th in KBO).

Doosan has a total of 31 home runs so far this year as well as 160 runs batted in. They have hit 58 doubles, while walking 138 times and scoring 174 runs. The Doosan Bears have tallied an OBP of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .254 on the year. The Bears have a SLG% of .371 and they are earning 4.14 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have struck out on 285 occasions (7th in the league) and have accounted for 360 hits.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. During the 5,167 official at-bats in his pro career, Yang has hit .307 with 1,586 base hits. He has hit a home run 232 times, in addition to having 2,594 total bases and also a .502 slugging %. Yang has earned a walk 589 times while striking out on 667 plate appearances. He has compiled 779 runs and notched 966 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .390 and he has a career OPS of .892.

The Doosan Bears have twisted 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .974 (8th in the league). The Bears have accrued 366 assists, 39 errors and have accumulated 1,116 putouts on the season. Of their 26 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 10 times and been caught 16 times (61.5% caught stealing rate).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.347 with a FIP of 4.60 as a staff for the year. They rank 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 353. The Doosan pitching staff have given up 190 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.92 (162 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.11 (312 strikeouts vs 148 free passes). They have allowed 26 home runs and they yield 4.60 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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