SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Whee Jip Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (35-37, 5th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (43-27, 2nd in KBO) on Sunday, July 2, 2023.

SSG is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 488 times, while drawing a walk on 251 occasions. They have amassed 315 runs batted in in addition to 626 hits for the year, and their team batting average is .259. The Landers have tallied 106 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 72 balls out of the park. They have a total of 333 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .335. As a squad, the SSG Landers are knocking in 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league.

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Seong Han Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .281 for his career in baseball, with 164 runs scored and an OPS of .726. He has struck out 222 times and has gotten a free base on 167 occasions, contributing to a .363 on-base percentage. In his career, Park has hit 13 balls out of the park while driving in 136 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .363 and he has a total of 472 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 1,496 times and has come through with a hit 365 times.

The SSG Landers have earned 1,909 putouts this season, as well as 729 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which is 7th in KBO and they have twisted 66 double plays. The Landers have swiped 57 bases and have been thrown out 27 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 32.1%.

The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 for the season (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 504 hitters. Landers pitchers have surrendered 47 long balls in addition to 299 runs in total (7th in KBO). SSG has surrendered 616 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 270 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.64 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45.

Kiwoom has accounted for 32 home runs so far this season and 293 RBIs. The have tallied 122 two-baggers, while taking a walk 265 times as well as racking up 305 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an OBP of .331 and a batting average of .255 for the season. The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .352 and they are earning 4.12 runs per game (8th in KBO). They have been rung up on 566 instances (2nd in baseball) and have 659 base hits.

Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In the 618 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .222 and has racked up 137 hits. He has hit a home run 13 times, as well as 205 total bases and also a .332 slugging %. Kim has tallied a free base 79 times while being called out on strikes on 197 occasions. He has tallied 71 runs and has 66 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .323 and he has a lifetime OPS of .655.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (5th in KBO). The Heroes have 739 assists, 54 errors and have 2,000 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 74 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 55 times and been caught 19 times (25.7% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 292 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.49 (258 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 34 long balls and they yield 3.94 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.50 (514 strikeouts vs 206 bases on balls). They sit at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 657.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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