LG Twins vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs SSG Landers
Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea
TV: TVING
Austin Dean and the LG Twins (10-10, 6th in KBO) travel to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, April 19, 2024, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (13-8, 4th in KBO).
LG has a slugging percentage of .400 and have been called out on strikes 140 times, while taking a walk on 98 occasions. They have 113 runs batted in in addition to 223 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is at .299. The Twins have tallied 30 doubles as a squad and have hit 14 balls out of the park. They have racked up 121 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .382. As a team, the LG Twins are putting up 5.8 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in baseball.
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Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. For his professional baseball career, Dean has hit 123 balls out of the park while driving in 602 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 4,616 times and came through with a base base knock 1,173 times. Dean is sitting with a batting avereage of .284 for his career in baseball, with 619 runs scored and an OPS of .796. His career slugging percentage is .448 in addition to racking up 1,854 bases. He has struck out 800 times and has been walked on 390 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage.
The Twins have stolen 17 bases and have been caught 5 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 22.7%. The LG Twins have earned a total of 564 putouts this season, as well as 186 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which ranks 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 17 double plays.
The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.36 so far this season (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 168 batters. Twins pitchers have allowed 15 long balls and 102 runs in total (6th in KBO). LG has relinquished 194 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 91 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49.
The Landers hold a slugging percentage of .425 and they earn 5.19 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have recorded 26 doubles, while taking a walk 62 times and notching 109 runs. SSG is sitting with 28 home runs this season as well as 104 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 156 occasions (6th in baseball) and have accounted for 203 hits. The SSG Landers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .343 and a batting average of .276 this season.
Jeong Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has drawn a free base 989 times while fanning on 1,678 attempts. He has tallied 1,384 runs and also has 1,475 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .390 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .920. He has gone yard 467 times, with 3,970 total bases and a .530 slugging percentage. For the 7,496 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .287 in addition to 2,154 base hits.
In their 25 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 14 times and been caught 11 times (44.0% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 20 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .974 (9th in the league). The Landers have accrued 196 assists, 20 errors and have accumulated 564 putouts during this campaign.
The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 118 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.88 (102 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 27 homers and they allow 5.65 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Landers have a WHIP of 1.495 in addition to having a FIP of 5.65 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 (180 strikeouts against 88 bases on balls). They come in at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 193.
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG
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