SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (32-18, 1st in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (23-24, 6th in KBO).

The Landers have tallied 73 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 49 balls out of the park. SSG has a slugging percentage of .384 and have been called out on strikes 361 times, while taking a walk on 181 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which is 3rd in KBO. They have 217 runs batted in in addition to 435 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is .252. They have accounted for 233 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .330.

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Jeong Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 440 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,401 runs. His slugging percentage is .527 in addition to having tallied 3,759 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 8,555 times and got on base with a base hit 2,049 times. He has struck out 1,605 times and has gotten a free base on 944 occasions, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage. Choi has hit .287 in his time in baseball, with 1,319 runs scored and an OPS of .917.

The Landers have swiped 37 bases and have been gunned down 19 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 33.9%. The SSG Landers have amassed 1,375 putouts for the season, as well as 526 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and have earned 46 double plays.

The Landers have a team earned run average of 3.34 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 368 batters. SSG has allowed 432 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 170 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.74 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41. Landers pitchers have given up 30 home runs in addition to 189 runs in total (9th in KBO).

The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .362 and they earn 4.21 runs per game (7th in the league). They have recorded 66 doubles, while walking 150 times as well as putting up 198 runs. Kia has hit 25 home runs this season in addition to 184 runs batted in. They have struck out on 373 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned 434 hits. The Kia Tigers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .335 as well as a team batting average of .269 this season.

Socrates Brito is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Brito has recorded a free base 424 times while being called out on strikes on 1,224 plate appearances. He has accumulated 832 runs and has 716 RBIs. His on-base % is .333 and he has earned a career OPS of .765. He has hit the long ball 122 times, in addition to having 2,427 total bases and also a .432 slugging percentage. For the 5,624 at-bats in his professional career, Brito has earned a batting average of .282 with 1,587 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 425 assists, 34 errors and are sitting with 1,244 putouts for the year. In their 43 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 32 times and been caught 11 times (25.6% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.420 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.61 (342 strikeouts vs 212 walks). They sit at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 376. They have given up 25 dingers and they relinquish 4.17 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have yielded 192 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.65 (168 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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