Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (22-19, 6th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (23-17, 3rd in KBO) on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

The Lions have recorded 72 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 37 balls out of the park. Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .401 and have been called out on strikes 319 times, while taking a walk on 164 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.0 runs/g, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have accrued 200 RBI's and 388 hits for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .269. They have notched a total of 206 runs scored and hold an OBP of .351.

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David MacKinnon is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. MacKinnon has a batting average of .305 for his career in baseball, in addition to 488 scored runs and an OPS of .830. He has struck out 537 times and has taken a walk on 445 at-bats, contributing to a .398 OBP. In his career, MacKinnon has hit 62 baseballs over the fence while driving in 426 runs. His slugging percentage is .432 and he has racked up 1,328 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 3,614 times and got on base with a hit 939 times.

The Samsung Lions have accumulated 1,118 putouts so far this season, in addition to 349 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which is 1st in Korean baseball and have a total of 29 double plays. The Lions have swiped 37 bases and have been caught 17 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 31.5%.

The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.33 so far this year (5th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 300 hitters. Samsung has conceded 367 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 179 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have conceded 38 home runs and also 188 total runs (9th in the league).

The Landers hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they score 5.17 runs per game (6th in the league). They have recorded 59 doubles, while getting a free base 138 times as well as scoring 217 runs. SSG has hit 42 home runs on the season to go along with 207 RBIs. They have struck out on 320 instances (3rd in the league) and have 393 base hits. The SSG Landers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .340 as well as a batting average of .268 so far this year.

Seong Han Park is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. Park has earned a free base 205 times while fanning on 273 plate appearances. His on-base % is .360 and he has a career OPS of .725. During the 1,678 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has an average at the plate of .281 in addition to 472 hits. He has accrued 208 runs and notched 173 runs batted in. He has homered 18 times, with 612 bases in total and also a .365 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 39 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .977 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have 392 assists, 36 errors and have earned a total of 1,116 putouts over the course of the season. In their 58 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 42 times and been caught 16 times (27.6% caught stealing rate).

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.532 and have a FIP of 6.00 as a unit so far this year. They have a ranking of 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 390. The SSG pitching staff have conceded 248 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.56 (230 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.93 (348 strikeouts against 180 walks). They have given up 50 home runs and they surrender 6.00 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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