Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the venue where Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (8-6, 6th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (7-4, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging % of .443 and have been called out on strikes 87 times, while being walked on 37 occasions. They have tallied 65 RBI's in addition to 104 hits this year, while their team batting average comes in at .271. The Heroes have compiled 18 doubles as a unit and have smacked 14 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 68 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .342. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 6.2 runs/g, which has them sitting at 3rd in KBO.

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Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has an average at the plate of .226 for his career in baseball, in addition to 102 runs scored and an OPS of .665. He has been struck out 246 times and earned a walk on 103 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .325 OBP. In his career, Kim has drilled 18 baseballs over the fence while driving in 106 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .340 and he has a total of 277 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 964 times and has delivered a hit 184 times.

The Heroes have stolen 10 bags and have been caught 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.1%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 294 putouts on the year, in addition to 106 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and they have turned 12 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 4.78 this season (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 70 hitters. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 14 long balls and 53 runs in total (8th in KBO). Kiwoom has allowed 92 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 52 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.40 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.45.

The SSG Landers hold an OBP of .326 as well as a team batting average of .253 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 106 occasions (5th in KBO) and have totaled 121 base hits. SSG has recorded 18 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 61 runs batted in. The Landers have a slugging percentage of .400 and they average 4.50 runs per game (8th in the league). The have tallied 16 doubles, while getting a free base 42 times as well as putting up 63 runs.

Jeong Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. For the 7,467 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .287 with 2,143 hits. He has gone yard 463 times, as well as 3,945 total bases and a .528 slugging percentage. Choi has recorded a free base 988 times while being called out on strikes on 1,669 attempts. He has scored 1,376 runs and racked up 1,468 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .390 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .918.

The SSG Landers have turned 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (7th in the league). The Landers have accrued 131 assists, 14 errors and have amassed 378 putouts so far this season. Of their 19 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 11 times and been caught 8 times (42.1% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 83 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.00 (70 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 15 homers and they concede 5.93 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.508 with a FIP of 5.93 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.92 (127 strikeouts against 66 walks). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 124.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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