SSG Landers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (18-16, 4th in KBO) play the SSG Landers (23-12, 1st in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

SSG is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 258 times, while drawing a walk on 137 occasions. They have accrued 146 runs batted in in addition to 306 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .252. The Landers have earned 56 doubles as a team and have hit 29 balls out of the park. They have 160 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 4th in the league.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Heredia has hit 4 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 28 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .523 and he has racked up 68 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 144 times and has come through with a base knock 48 times. He has struck out 18 times and has gotten a free base on 12 occasions, contributing to a .427 on-base percentage. Heredia has hit .369 for his career, in addition to 16 runs scored and an OPS of .950.

The SSG Landers have amassed 973 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 358 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which puts them in 8th in KBO and have 34 double plays. The Landers have swiped 22 bags and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 35.3%.

The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.30 on the year (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 267 hitters. SSG has surrendered 308 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 119 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.82 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Landers pitchers have given up 21 long balls in addition to 137 runs (8th in the league).

The Dinos have a SLG% of .372 and they score 4.53 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have 44 doubles, while walking 116 times as well as putting up 154 runs. NC has a total of 22 home runs so far this year to go along with 140 RBIs. They have struck out on 288 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have totaled 306 base knocks. The NC Dinos have accounted for an on-base percentage of .345 and a team batting average of .266 on the season.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Park has drawn a free base 337 times while striking out on 549 chances. His OBP is .390 and he holds a career OPS of .874. During the 3,659 at-bats in his pro career, Park has compiled an average at the plate of .325 with 1,191 hits. He has accrued 649 runs and also has 558 runs batted in. He has gone deep 99 times, with 1,771 total bases and also a .484 slugging percentage.

Out of their 34 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 22 times and been caught 12 times (35.3% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding rate of .969 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 295 assists, 38 errors and have 898 putouts this season.

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.284 and have a FIP of 4.12 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.44 (303 strikeouts vs 124 bases on balls). They sit at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 260. They have surrendered 21 homers and they concede 4.12 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The NC pitching staff have allowed 137 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.55 (118 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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