SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MBC

Min Hyuck Kim and the KT Wiz (6-5, 5th in KBO) play the SSG Landers (8-5, 2nd in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

SSG has a slugging % of .356 and have struck out 87 times, while getting the free base on 56 occasions. They have 49 runs batted in and 104 hits this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .242. The Landers have earned 17 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have racked up 55 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. As a team, the SSG Landers are recording 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in baseball.

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Seong Han Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Park has slapped 16 baseballs over the fence while driving in 137 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 1,754 times and got on base with a hit 433 times. Park has compiled an average at the plate of .279 for his career in baseball, in addition to 244 runs scored and an OPS of .722. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .377 in addition to racking up 584 bases. He has gone down on strikes 233 times and has been walked on 141 occasions, which has contributed to a .345 OBP.

The Landers have stolen 9 bags and have been thrown out 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 43.8%. The SSG Landers have 348 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 130 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .978 which has them sitting 4th in KBO and have 13 double plays.

The Landers hold a team ERA of 3.49 for the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 105 hitters. Landers pitchers have relinquished 9 home runs in addition to 50 total runs (9th in baseball). SSG has given up 95 base knocks (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 45 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.69 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35.

The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .429 and they score 6.25 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have hit 29 doubles, while walking 37 times as well as scoring 75 runs. KT has knocked in 9 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 69 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 96 occasions (5th in KBO) and have totaled 131 base hits. The KT Wiz have recorded a team on-base percentage of .348 as well as a team batting average of .294 on the campaign.

Min Hyuck Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. For the 215 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .191 in addition to 41 hits. He has hit it out of the park 12 times, with 88 total bases and a .409 slugging percentage. Kim has earned a walk 21 times while striking out on 80 occasions. He has accounted for 28 runs and also has 24 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .275 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .684.

The KT Wiz have twisted 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in KBO). The Wiz have racked up 114 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 330 putouts on the campaign. Of their 17 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 16 times and been caught 1 time (5.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.409 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.33 (93 strikeouts vs 40 walks). They come in at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 115. They have given up 5 home runs and they allow 4.25 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The KT pitching staff have conceded 52 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.09 (50 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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