SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (55-41, 2nd in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (47-51, 7th in KBO).

The Landers have hit 160 two-baggers as a team and have hit 85 balls out of the park. SSG has a slugging % of .391 and have been called out on strikes 644 times, while being walked on 335 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in KBO. They have recorded 406 runs batted in as well as 853 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .259. They have earned 433 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .334.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. For his career, Heredia has hit 13 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 142 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .359 and he has racked up 496 bases. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 1,584 times and got on base with a hit 387 times. He has fanned 232 times and has gotten a free base on 171 occasions, contributing to a .359 on-base %. Heredia has earned a batting average of .280 for his career in baseball, in addition to 170 scored runs and an OPS of .718.

The SSG Landers are sitting with 2,593 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,004 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them sitting 6th in KBO and have earned 104 double plays. The Landers have swiped 76 bases and have been thrown out 36 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.1%.

The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.92 for the year (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 659 hitters. SSG has yielded 864 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 376 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.60 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48. Landers pitchers have surrendered 66 home runs and also 415 runs in total (8th in the league).

Lotte has recorded 47 home runs for the season and 396 runs batted in. They have recorded 143 doubles, while taking a walk 352 times as well as racking up 429 runs. The Lotte Giants have recorded an OBP of .332 and a team batting average of .259 this year. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .354 and they score 4.38 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 673 instances (6th in the league) and have accounted for 855 base knocks.

Kang Nam Yoo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Yoo has earned a walk 70 times while being called out on strikes on 140 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .343 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .730. For the 597 official at-bats in his pro career, Yoo has an average at the plate of .268 with 160 base hits. He has tallied 80 runs in addition to having 60 RBIs. He has gone yard 8 times, with 231 total bases and a .387 slugging percentage.

Out of their 91 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 62 times and been caught 29 times (31.9% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 75 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). The Giants have recorded 934 assists, 59 errors and have earned 2,620 putouts over the course of the season.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.506 and have a FIP of 4.85 as a squad on the campaign. They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 930. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 471 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.44 (431 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.84 (710 strikeouts against 385 free passes). They have surrendered 56 home runs and they allow 4.85 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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