KT Wiz vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (10-18, 9th in KBO) are headed to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, April 27, 2024, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (15-12, 4th in KBO).

The Wiz have accumulated 42 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 29 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging rate of .414 and have struck out 229 times, while being walked on 110 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in the league. They have accrued 151 RBI's as well as 293 hits so far this season, while their batting average is .282. They have notched a total of 160 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .354.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. For his professional baseball career, Rojas has hit 238 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 959 runs. His career slugging percentage is .456 and he has racked up 2,967 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 7,379 times and also came through with a base knock 1,793 times. He has struck out 1,574 times and has gotten a free base on 733 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .352 on-base percentage. Rojas has recorded a batting average of .276 for his career in baseball, with 948 scored runs and an OPS of .808.

The KT Wiz have accounted for 766 putouts so far this season, in addition to 261 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and they have turned 19 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 37 bases and have been caught 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 14.0%.

The Wiz have an ERA of 6.42 so far this season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 216 batters. KT has given up 320 hits (11.3 per 9 innings) and 182 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.68. Wiz pitchers have allowed 30 home runs in addition to 187 runs in total (1st in baseball).

The Landers hold a team SLG% of .421 and they score 5.29 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have recorded 34 doubles, while taking a walk 82 times and scoring 148 runs. SSG has accounted for 36 home runs on the campaign in addition to 141 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 206 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 272 hits. The SSG Landers have earned an on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a batting average of .276 on the year.

Jeong Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. Choi has drawn a walk 990 times while striking out on 1,678 attempts. His on-base % is .390 and he holds a career OPS of .920. Over the course of the 7,504 official at-bats in his career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .287 with 2,155 base hits. He has compiled 1,386 runs and also has 1,476 runs batted in. He has homered 468 times, as well as 3,974 total bases and a .530 slugging percentage.

Out of their 40 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 27 times and been caught 13 times (32.5% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 26 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .971 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 263 assists, 30 errors and have notched a total of 750 putouts this year.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.520 in addition to having a FIP of 5.98 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.03 (235 strikeouts vs 116 free passes). They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 264. They have conceded 35 home runs and they concede 5.98 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have yielded 166 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 5.40 (150 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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