SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (47-51, 7th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (55-41, 2nd in KBO) on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

As a squad, the SSG Landers are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in baseball. They have accumulated 433 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .334. The Landers have compiled 160 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 85 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 406 runs batted in and 853 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .259. SSG is slugging .391 and have been rung up 644 times, while being walked on 335 occasions.

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Jeong Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has earned a batting average of .287 for his career, in addition to 1,343 scored runs and an OPS of .918. He has struck out 1,626 times and has walked on 964 occasions, contributing to a .390 OBP. In his career, Choi has slapped 450 balls out of the park while driving in 1,434 runs. His career slugging percentage is .528 and he has totaled 3,846 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 8,726 times and also came through with a hit 2,094 times.

The Landers have stolen 76 bases and have been gunned down 36 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 32.1%. The SSG Landers have notched a total of 2,593 putouts this season, in addition to 1,004 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 6th in the league and have earned 104 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.60 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48. Landers pitchers have surrendered 66 long balls and 415 runs in total (8th in KBO). SSG has yielded 864 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 376 earned runs. The Landers have an earned run average of 3.92 this season (4th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 659 hitters.

The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .259 on the year. They have been rung up on 673 occasions (6th in KBO) and are sitting with 855 hits. Lotte has a total of 47 HRs on the season as well as 396 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .354 and they earn 4.38 runs per outing (6th in the league). The have tallied 143 two-baggers, while getting a free base 352 times and earning 429 runs.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For the 5,573 at-bats in his career, Ahn is sitting with a batting avereage of .298 with 1,658 base hits. He has gone deep 137 times, as well as 2,435 total bases and also a .437 slugging percentage. Ahn has tallied a walk 541 times while going down on strikes on 834 occasions. He has tallied 815 runs in addition to having earned 828 RBIs. His OBP is .363 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .800.

The Lotte Giants have turned 75 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in Korean baseball). The Giants have racked up 934 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 2,620 putouts so far this year. Of their 91 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 62 times and been caught 29 times (31.9% caught stealing rate).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.506 with a FIP of 4.85 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.84 (710 strikeouts vs 385 bases on balls). They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 930. They have surrendered 56 homers and they give up 4.85 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 471 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.44 (431 earned runs yielded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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