SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (8-3, 1st in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (4-5, 7th in KBO).

SSG is slugging .364 and have been called out on strikes 70 times, while taking a walk on 49 occasions. They have earned 42 runs batted in as well as 90 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .247. The Landers have tallied 17 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 8 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 48 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .341. As a team, the SSG Landers are recording 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Heredia has hit 27 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 114 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 1,566 times and has notched a base hit 320 times. Heredia has hit .231 for his time in baseball, in addition to 179 runs scored and an OPS of .656. He has earned a slugging percentage of .346 in addition to earning 480 bases. He has struck out 313 times and has been walked on 130 occasions, contributing to a .310 on-base percentage.

The Landers have swiped 7 bags and have been gunned down 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 46.2%. The SSG Landers have a tally of 297 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 115 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and they have twisted 11 double plays.

The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 3.00 for the year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 90 batters. Landers pitchers have allowed 8 home runs and 36 runs in total (10th in the league). SSG has conceded 72 hits (6.5 per 9 innings) and 33 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The KT Wiz have recorded an on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .280 this year. They have been rung up on 88 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned 105 base hits. KT has 8 long balls on the season to go along with 55 RBIs. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .413 and they are recording 5.70 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have recorded 22 two-baggers, while getting a free base 28 times as well as scoring 57 runs.

Anthony Alford is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Over the course of the 220 at-bats in his pro career, Alford has hit .209 in addition to having 46 base hits. He has homered 8 times, with 81 total bases and also a .368 slugging percentage. Alford has recorded a walk 16 times while being called out on strikes on 91 occasions. He has accounted for 25 runs in addition to having earned 20 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .275 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .643.

In their 17 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 16 times and been caught 1 time (5.9% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 14 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have accrued 102 assists, 7 errors and have accumulated 276 putouts this year.

The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.457 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.70 as a unit on the campaign. They rank 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 98. The KT pitching staff have surrendered 48 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.50 (46 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 (74 strikeouts against 36 walks). They have conceded 5 HR's and they allow 4.70 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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