SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (20-10, 1st in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (13-12, 4th in KBO).

SSG has a slugging percentage of .382 and have been called out on strikes 206 times, while drawing a walk on 113 occasions. They have earned 125 RBI's in addition to 259 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .257. The Landers have recorded 46 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 26 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 137 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. As a squad, the SSG Landers are notching 4.6 runs per game, which is 4th in baseball.

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Guillermo Heredia is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Heredia has hit 27 baseballs over the fence while driving in 114 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .346 and he has a total of 480 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 1,566 times and also came through with a base hit 320 times. He has struck out 313 times and has been walked on 130 occasions, contributing to a .310 on-base %. Heredia has hit .231 for his time in baseball, in addition to 179 scored runs and an OPS of .656.

The Landers have swiped 16 bases and have been thrown out 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 40.7%. The SSG Landers have earned a total of 805 putouts thus far, in addition to 299 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .974 which is 7th in the league and they have turned 27 double plays.

The Landers hold a team ERA of 3.29 this year (3rd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 224 hitters. SSG has conceded 250 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 98 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.79 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Landers pitchers have surrendered 18 long balls and 115 total runs (8th in baseball).

The Tigers have a SLG% of .340 and they average 4.28 runs per contest (6th in KBO). They have hit 29 two-baggers, while taking a walk 93 times and earning 107 runs. Kia is sitting with 12 home runs on the year as well as 94 runs batted in. They have struck out on 198 instances (6th in the league) and have 218 base hits. The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team OBP of .335 as well as a batting average of .258 so far this year.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has recorded a free base 1,026 times while being called out on strikes on 1,250 attempts. He has a total of 1,172 runs in addition to having earned 1,477 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .402 and he has a lifetime OPS of .937. He has hit it out of the park 359 times, in addition to having 3,799 total bases and also a .535 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 7,105 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has accumulated a batting average of .313 in addition to having 2,221 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Tigers have 225 assists, 16 errors and are sitting with 670 putouts for the year. In their 28 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 20 times and been caught 8 times (28.6% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have conceded 99 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.79 (94 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 14 home runs and they concede 3.99 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.452 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.99 as a staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.55 (184 strikeouts against 119 free passes). They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 205.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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