SSG Landers vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (13-7, 2nd in KBO) play the SSG Landers (12-6, 1st in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

As a team, the SSG Landers are earning 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in KBO. They have a total of 80 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .342. The Landers have earned 28 doubles as a squad and have smacked 16 balls out of the park. They have 74 runs batted in as well as 153 hits this year, and their average at the plate is .256. SSG is slugging .387 and have been called out on strikes 113 times, while taking a walk on 73 occasions.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 16 balls out of the park while driving in 138 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 1,776 times and has reached base with a hit 437 times. Choi has a batting average of .279 for his time in baseball, in addition to 247 scored runs and an OPS of .720. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .376 and he has totaled 590 bases. He has gone down on strikes 235 times and has taken a walk on 143 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .344 on-base %.

The SSG Landers have earned 480 putouts this season, in addition to 176 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .975 which is 6th in the league and they have turned 17 double plays. The Landers have swiped 9 bases and have been gunned down 7 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 43.8%.

The Landers have a team earned run average of 3.32 on the season (2nd in KBO), and they have struck out 136 batters. SSG has conceded 137 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 59 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.64 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.38. Landers pitchers have given up 12 long balls and 70 runs in total (9th in baseball).

LG has knocked in 10 long balls on the season to go along with 113 runs batted in. The have tallied 38 doubles, while taking a walk 102 times as well as earning 119 runs. The LG Twins have compiled a team on-base percentage of .385 and a team batting average of .292 on the campaign. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .408 and they are scoring 5.95 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 106 occasions (10th in the league) and have accounted for 196 hits.

Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Dean has tallied a free base 26 times while fanning on 82 tries. He has amassed 40 runs and racked up 42 RBIs. His OBP sits at .286 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .676. He has gone yard 11 times, with 130 total bases and also a .390 slugging percentage. During the 333 at-bats in his pro career, Dean has accumulated a batting average of .228 with 76 base hits.

The LG Twins have twisted 15 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .972 (9th in the league). The Twins have 191 assists, 21 errors and are sitting with 537 putouts so far this season. In their 26 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 19 times and been caught 7 times (26.9% caught stealing rate).

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.341 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.47 as a pitching staff so far this year. They rank 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 168. The LG pitching staff have conceded 89 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.22 (64 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 (132 strikeouts against 72 free passes). They have given up 6 HR's and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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