SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Zach Reks and the Lotte Giants (20-12, 2nd in KBO) host the SSG Landers (24-13, 1st in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 19, 2023.

As a unit, the SSG Landers are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which is 5th in KBO. They have earned a total of 167 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .338. The Landers have recorded 60 doubles as a unit and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 153 RBI's as well as 327 hits so far this year, and their batting average is sitting at .255. SSG has a slugging percentage of .378 and have been called out on strikes 277 times, while drawing a walk on 145 occasions.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Heredia has drilled 62 balls out of the park while driving in 331 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,758 times and has delivered a hit 859 times. Heredia is sitting with a batting avereage of .265 for his time in baseball, in addition to 514 scored runs and an OPS of .735. His slugging percentage sits at .385 and he has accumulated 1,249 bases. He has gone down on strikes 569 times and has been walked on 349 occasions, contributing to a .350 OBP.

The SSG Landers have accounted for 1,024 putouts this season, as well as 383 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them ranked 8th in the league and have earned 35 double plays. The Landers have stolen 28 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 31.7%.

The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.27 for the year (1st in KBO), and their staff has rung up 278 hitters. Landers pitchers have yielded 21 home runs in addition to 142 runs in total (9th in baseball). SSG has given up 328 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 124 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.79 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .331 and a batting average of .257 for the year. They have been rung up on 201 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned a total of 278 base knocks. Lotte is sitting with 14 home runs on the year to go along with 138 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .351 and they are earning 4.72 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They hit 46 doubles, while walking 116 times as well as notching 151 runs.

Zach Reks is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reks has drawn a walk 285 times while fanning on 542 occasions. His on-base rate is .389 and he has a career OPS of .862. Over the course of the 2,231 at-bats in his pro career, Reks has accumulated a batting average of .302 in addition to 673 hits. He has scored 381 runs and notched 368 RBIs. He has gone yard 80 times, with 1,055 bases in total and a .473 slugging %.

The Lotte Giants have twisted 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in KBO). The Giants have racked up 275 assists, 14 errors and have 863 putouts so far this season. Of their 37 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 28 times and been caught 9 times (24.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.459 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.47 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.09 (255 strikeouts against 122 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 297. They have yielded 18 HR's and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have given up 143 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (135 earned runs surrendered).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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