SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 10/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea
TV: MBC Sports+
Joo Hwan Choi and the SSG Landers (71-64, 5th in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (67-67, 6th in KBO).
The Landers have accrued 222 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 119 balls out of the stadium. SSG owns a slugging percentage of .387 and have been called out on strikes 912 times, while taking a walk on 485 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. They have 581 runs batted in and 1,223 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .259. They have notched a total of 628 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .335.
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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .279 for his baseball career, with 512 runs scored and an OPS of .786. He has fanned 597 times and has taken a walk on 364 occasions, contributing to a .347 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 114 balls over the fence while knocking in 593 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .439 in addition to racking up 1,644 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 4,238 times and has delivered with a hit 1,045 times.
The SSG Landers have a total of 3,706 putouts this season, as well as 1,441 assists and 116 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which has them ranked 7th in Korean baseball and have earned 152 double plays. The Landers have stolen 124 bases and have been gunned down 55 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.7%.
The Landers have an earned run average of 4.42 on the season (8th in KBO), and they have rung up 935 hitters. SSG has conceded 1,307 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 607 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.58 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.54. Landers pitchers have allowed 99 home runs and 676 runs in total (3rd in KBO).
Kia is sitting with 101 home runs so far this year as well as 637 RBIs. They have notched 208 two-baggers, while walking 469 times as well as scoring 687 runs. The Kia Tigers have recorded an OBP of .345 in addition to a batting average of .276 for the season. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .394 and they score 5.05 runs per contest (2nd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 903 occasions (9th in KBO) and have 1,296 base hits.
Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has recorded a free base 237 times while striking out on 503 tries. He has accounted for 259 runs and notched 298 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .350 and he has a lifetime OPS of .784. He has gone deep 68 times, as well as 794 bases in total and a .434 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 1,831 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has earned a batting average of .263 with 481 base hits.
The Kia Tigers have turned 131 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in the league). The Tigers have racked up 1,274 assists, 98 errors and have earned a total of 3,594 putouts so far this season. In their 129 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 97 times and been caught 32 times (24.8% caught stealing rate).
The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.440 with a FIP of 4.74 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.68 (917 strikeouts against 546 bases on balls). They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,179. They have given up 89 dingers and they concede 4.74 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 631 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.24 (564 earned runs relinquished).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs
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