SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (23-25, 6th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (33-18, 1st in KBO) on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

The Landers have tallied 74 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 49 balls out of the park. SSG has a slugging % of .382 and have been rung up 363 times, while being walked on 182 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which is 3rd in KBO. They have accrued 219 runs batted in and 443 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .252. They have accumulated 235 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .329.

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Seong Han Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Park has a batting average of .281 for his career in baseball, with 153 runs scored and an OPS of .722. He has struck out 212 times and has been walked on 156 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .362 OBP. In his career, Park has drilled 11 balls over the fence while knocking in 129 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .360 and he has accumulated 444 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 1,418 times and has notched a base knock 346 times.

The SSG Landers have earned 1,402 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 534 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which has them sitting 7th in the league and have accumulated 47 double plays. The Landers have swiped 37 bags and have been caught 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 33.9%.

The Landers have an earned run average of 3.29 this year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 374 batters. Landers pitchers have surrendered 31 home runs in addition to 190 total runs (10th in the league). SSG has conceded 438 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 171 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.72 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40.

Kia has recorded 26 HRs so far this year as well as 185 runs batted in. They have 66 doubles, while getting a free base 155 times and earning 199 runs. The Kia Tigers hold a team OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .267 over the course of the season. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .361 and they score 4.15 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 379 occasions (5th in KBO) and are sitting with 440 hits.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Park has recorded a free base 198 times while fanning on 391 plate appearances. He has accounted for 303 runs in addition to having earned 213 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .307 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .612. He has gone yard 11 times, as well as 690 total bases and a .305 slugging percentage. During the 2,264 at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .246 in addition to having 558 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have twisted 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 437 assists, 35 errors and have earned a total of 1,271 putouts on the campaign. In their 44 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 33 times and been caught 11 times (25.0% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.411 with a FIP of 4.12 as a unit this year. They rank 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 384. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 194 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.62 (170 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.62 (344 strikeouts vs 213 free passes). They have conceded 25 dingers and they give up 4.12 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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