NC Dinos vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs SSG Landers
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Min Woo Park and the NC Dinos (20-12, 2nd in KBO) go to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, May 4, 2024, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (18-14, 4th in KBO).
NC has a slugging % of .413 and have been called out on strikes 267 times, while being walked on 125 occasions. They have earned 164 runs batted in as well as 299 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is .270. The Dinos have hit 55 doubles as a squad and have hit 31 balls out of the park. They have tallied 171 runs while holding a team OBP of .360. As a unit, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in baseball.
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Min Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Park has hit 32 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 449 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .419 and he has racked up 1,794 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 4,947 times and has delivered with a hit 1,369 times. He has been struck out 617 times and has been walked on 460 occasions, which contributes in part to a .395 on-base %. Park has accumulated a batting average of .319 for his baseball career, in addition to 798 scored runs and an OPS of .814.
The Dinos have stolen 19 bags and have been caught 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 34.5%. The NC Dinos have earned a total of 859 putouts thus far, in addition to 282 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which is 4th in Korean baseball and have a total of 22 double plays.
Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.62 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Dinos pitchers have given up 26 home runs and also 133 runs (10th in baseball). NC has given up 279 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 111 earned runs. The Dinos have an earned run average of 3.49 on the campaign (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 244 hitters.
SSG has tallied 39 long balls so far this year to go along with 168 RBIs. They have hit 42 two-baggers, while taking a walk 96 times as well as scoring 176 runs. The SSG Landers have an on-base percentage of .337 as well as a batting average of .273 this year. The Landers have a SLG% of .412 and they average 5.33 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 245 occasions (6th in the league) and have totaled 315 hits.
Seong Han Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. For the 1,642 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .280 in addition to having 460 hits. He has homered 18 times, with 595 total bases and also a .362 slugging %. Park has recorded a walk 201 times while being called out on strikes on 267 occasions. He has accounted for 201 runs and has 168 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .359 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .721.
Out of their 42 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 29 times and been caught 13 times (31.0% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 32 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .972 (9th in KBO). The Landers have 305 assists, 34 errors and have accumulated 882 putouts this year.
The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 194 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.42 (177 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 43 home runs and they relinquish 5.94 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.520 in addition to having a FIP of 5.94 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (277 strikeouts vs 134 walks). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 313.
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC
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