SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (43-26, 2nd in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, July 1, 2023, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (34-37, 6th in KBO).

SSG has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 480 times, while being walked on 245 occasions. They have compiled 309 RBI's as well as 619 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .259. The Landers have hit 106 doubles as a team and have hit 71 balls out of the park. They have 327 runs while holding a team OBP of .335. As a team, the SSG Landers are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which is 3rd in baseball.

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Jeong Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 448 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,421 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .529 in addition to racking up 3,810 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 8,630 times and has come through with a hit 2,072 times. He has fanned 1,615 times and has walked on 952 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .391 OBP. Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .288 for his career, with 1,336 scored runs and an OPS of .920.

The SSG Landers have accumulated 1,882 putouts for the season, as well as 716 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which has them sitting 7th in the league and have accumulated 65 double plays. The Landers have stolen 52 bases and have been gunned down 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 33.3%.

The Landers have a team earned run average of 3.77 so far this year (4th in KBO), and they have rung up 494 hitters. SSG has given up 602 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 263 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.63 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Landers pitchers have given up 47 long balls and also 291 runs in total (7th in KBO).

Kiwoom has 32 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 286 RBIs. They have recorded 119 doubles, while taking a walk 255 times as well as putting up 298 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .330 and a batting average of .255 on the year. The Heroes have a SLG% of .352 and they score 4.08 runs per game (9th in the league). They have struck out on 560 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have 649 base hits.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 3,420 at-bats in his baseball career, Lee has hit .339 with 1,159 base knocks. He has gone deep 65 times, in addition to having 1,680 total bases and a .491 slugging %. Lee has tallied a walk 374 times while striking out on 302 tries. He has scored 573 runs and also has 509 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .406 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .897.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 70 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 729 assists, 54 errors and have earned 1,967 putouts on the campaign. In their 72 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 54 times and been caught 18 times (25.0% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.299 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a unit so far this season. They have a ranking of 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 648. The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 287 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.48 (253 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 (503 strikeouts against 203 free passes). They have allowed 33 long balls and they concede 3.94 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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