SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

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

As a unit, the SSG Landers are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which is 4th in baseball. They have a total of 189 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .335. The Landers have hit 64 doubles as a unit and have hit 37 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 175 runs batted in as well as 368 base knocks this year, while their batting average is sitting at .254. SSG is slugging .376 and have been called out on strikes 309 times, while getting the free base on 160 occasions.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. For his professional baseball career, Heredia has hit 62 balls out of the park while knocking in 334 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .385 and he has a total of 1,255 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 3,780 times and has reached base with a base hit 863 times. He has fanned 573 times and has walked on 351 at-bats, which has contributed to a .350 on-base percentage. Heredia has a batting average of .265 in his time in baseball, in addition to 517 scored runs and an OPS of .735.

The SSG Landers have amassed 1,156 putouts for the season, as well as 434 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .975 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and they have turned 39 double plays. The Landers have stolen 33 bags and have been caught 15 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 31.3%.

The Landers have a team earned run average of 3.39 on the season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 314 batters. Landers pitchers have allowed 23 home runs and 164 total runs (8th in the league). SSG has given up 367 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 145 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.69 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.44.

The Doosan Bears hold an OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .254 on the year. They have struck out on 285 occasions (7th in baseball) and have totaled 360 hits. Doosan has accounted for 31 home runs this season to go along with 160 RBIs. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .371 and they earn 4.14 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have put up 58 doubles, while walking 138 times and scoring 174 runs.

Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For the 5,167 at-bats in his career, Yang has compiled an average at the plate of .307 and has racked up 1,586 hits. He has gone yard 232 times, as well as 2,594 total bases and a .502 slugging %. Yang has drawn a free base 589 times while fanning on 667 plate appearances. He has accrued 779 runs and notched 966 RBIs. His on-base % is .390 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .892.

Out of their 26 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 10 times and been caught 16 times (61.5% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have twisted 24 double plays and have a fielding rate of .974 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have accrued 366 assists, 39 errors and are sitting with 1,116 putouts on the campaign.

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.347 and have a FIP of 4.60 as a unit on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (312 strikeouts against 148 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 353. They have given up 26 dingers and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 190 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.92 (162 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan

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