Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/11/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (9-6, 3rd in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (7-5, 4th in KBO) on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .435 and have been rung up 96 times, while getting the free base on 39 occasions. They have accounted for 70 runs batted in and 112 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .268. The Heroes have tallied 19 doubles as a team and have smacked 15 balls out of the park. They have racked up 73 runs while having a team OBP of .337. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 6.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has hit 30 baseballs over the fence while driving in 325 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 3,308 times and has delivered a hit 896 times. Kim has an average at the plate of .301 for his baseball career, in addition to 513 scored runs and an OPS of .759. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .398 and he has racked up 1,184 bases. He has fanned 567 times and earned a walk on 282 occasions, contributing to a .361 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 318 putouts on the year, in addition to 115 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 1st in the league and have a total of 12 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 11 bags and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 26.7%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.44 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.46. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 15 long balls and 61 total runs (8th in the league). Kiwoom has surrendered 103 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and 56 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 4.75 on the year (6th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 75 batters.

SSG has accounted for 19 long balls so far this year as well as 68 RBIs. They have hit 18 doubles, while walking 44 times as well as racking up 71 runs. The SSG Landers have earned an OBP of .331 and a batting average of .258 so far this season. The Landers hold a slugging percentage of .404 and they earn 4.73 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have struck out on 111 instances (5th in the league) and have a total of 132 base hits.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has recorded a walk 170 times while being called out on strikes on 286 chances. He has compiled 310 runs in addition to having 167 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .337 and he has a lifetime OPS of .709. He has hit the long ball 19 times, with 752 total bases and also a .372 slugging percentage. In the 2,019 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has a batting average of .276 in addition to 557 base knocks.

The SSG Landers have turned 12 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .975 (7th in the league). The Landers have racked up 138 assists, 14 errors and have 405 putouts on the season. Out of their 19 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 11 times and been caught 8 times (42.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.481 in addition to having a FIP of 5.87 as a unit so far this year. They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 132. The SSG pitching staff have allowed 88 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.00 (75 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 (136 strikeouts vs 68 free passes). They have given up 16 homers and they surrender 5.87 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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