SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS

Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (47-32, 2nd in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (32-51, 10th in KBO).

SSG has a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 544 times, while being walked on 287 occasions. They have tallied 357 RBI's and 707 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .259. The Landers have hit 127 doubles as a squad and have smacked 77 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 377 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. As a team, the SSG Landers are knocking in 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league.

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Jeong Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has hit 448 balls over the fence while knocking in 1,427 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 8,655 times and has notched a base knock 2,079 times. Choi has recorded a batting average of .288 for his career, in addition to 1,339 runs scored and an OPS of .920. His slugging percentage sits at .529 and he has totaled 3,820 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,616 times and has gotten a free base on 956 occasions, contributing to a .391 on-base percentage.

The SSG Landers have a total of 2,146 putouts this season, as well as 831 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which ranks 7th in KBO and have a total of 79 double plays. The Landers have stolen 69 bags and have been thrown out 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.9%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.60 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Landers pitchers have allowed 59 home runs and 359 total runs (5th in KBO). SSG has surrendered 723 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 323 earned runs. The Landers have a team earned run average of 4.07 so far this year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 553 hitters.

Samsung is sitting with 52 HRs on the campaign to go along with 325 runs batted in. They have 120 two-baggers, while taking a walk 266 times as well as racking up 339 runs. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .254 for the season. The Lions hold a slugging % of .358 and they earn 4.08 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have struck out on 584 occasions (5th in the league) and have 723 base knocks.

Jose Pirela is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 8,081 at-bats in his pro career, Pirela is sitting with a batting avereage of .286 in addition to having 2,312 hits. He has hit a home run 205 times, as well as 3,521 bases in total and also a .436 slugging percentage. Pirela has earned a walk 718 times while fanning on 1,287 chances. He has accrued 1,272 runs in addition to having earned 1,055 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .350 and he has a career OPS of .786.

Out of their 49 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 35 times and been caught 14 times (28.6% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 60 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (3rd in the league). The Lions have recorded 809 assists, 54 errors and have amassed 2,219 putouts so far this season.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.460 with a FIP of 5.10 as a unit for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.03 (556 strikeouts against 274 bases on balls). They sit at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 805. They have conceded 68 home runs and they relinquish 5.10 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 419 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.59 (377 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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