SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (16-10, 2nd in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, May 5, 2023, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (13-13, 6th in KBO).

SSG has a slugging rate of .377 and have been rung up 175 times, while getting the free base on 101 occasions. They have accrued 104 runs batted in and 219 hits this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. The Landers have hit 39 doubles as a team and have smacked 22 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 115 runs while holding a team OBP of .336. As a unit, the SSG Landers are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Heredia has hit 27 balls out of the park while driving in 114 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .346 and he has accumulated 480 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 1,566 times and got on base with a base knock 320 times. He has been struck out 313 times and has been walked on 130 occasions, which contributes in part to a .310 OBP. Heredia has an average at the plate of .231 for his career in baseball, with 179 scored runs and an OPS of .656.

The SSG Landers have a total of 691 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 257 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .974 which puts them in 7th in KBO and they have turned 23 double plays. The Landers have swiped 14 bags and have been caught 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 44.0%.

The Landers have a team earned run average of 3.52 this year (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 192 batters. Landers pitchers have conceded 18 long balls and 105 total runs (8th in KBO). SSG has conceded 221 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 90 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.70 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a team OBP of .327 and a batting average of .251 so far this season. They have struck out on 199 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have 228 base hits. Kiwoom has a total of 13 home runs this season in addition to 99 runs batted in. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .352 and they are earning 4.00 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have notched 43 two-baggers, while taking a walk 89 times and earning 104 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For the 2,470 at-bats in his career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .294 in addition to having 725 base knocks. He has gone deep 20 times, with 947 bases in total and also a .383 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a free base 229 times while being called out on strikes on 497 tries. He is sitting with 419 runs in addition to having 262 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .353 and he has a career OPS of .736.

The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 253 assists, 20 errors and have accumulated 693 putouts for the season. Out of their 33 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 23 times and been caught 10 times (30.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.290 in addition to having a FIP of 3.74 as a team this year. They rank 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 226. The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 96 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.39 (87 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.67 (192 strikeouts vs 72 free passes). They have allowed 9 long balls and they allow 3.74 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom and under the total runs

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