Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the venue where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (23-19, 6th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (23-18, 4th in KBO) on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Samsung has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 328 times, while taking a walk on 169 occasions. They have 202 runs batted in in addition to 394 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .267. The Lions have earned 73 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 38 balls out of the park. They have earned 208 runs while holding a team OBP of .350. As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.0 runs/g, which has them at 7th in the league.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kim has slapped 12 baseballs over the fence while driving in 39 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 295 times and has come through with a base hit 65 times. Kim has hit .248 for his time in baseball, with 37 scored runs and an OPS of .767. He has earned a slugging percentage of .447 and he has racked up 117 bases. He has been struck out 87 times and has been walked on 27 occasions, contributing to a .320 on-base percentage.

The Lions have swiped 37 bases and have been thrown out 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.5%. The Samsung Lions have amassed 1,142 putouts so far this season, in addition to 356 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 1st in KBO and they have turned 29 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have given up 41 long balls and also 197 runs in total (9th in KBO). Samsung has allowed 378 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and 188 earned runs. The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.45 for the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 305 hitters.

The SSG Landers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .269 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 325 occasions (4th in the league) and have tallied 404 base hits. SSG has hit 45 home runs this year as well as 216 RBIs. The Landers hold a slugging % of .401 and they score 5.26 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have put up 62 two-baggers, while walking 140 times as well as scoring 226 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Over the course of the 2,135 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has an average at the plate of .275 in addition to having 588 hits. He has gone yard 21 times, in addition to having 795 total bases and a .372 slugging percentage. Choi has earned a free base 186 times while striking out on 307 plate appearances. He has amassed 330 runs and has 177 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .338 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .710.

The SSG Landers have turned 39 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in the league). The Landers have recorded 401 assists, 36 errors and are sitting with 1,143 putouts this season. Of their 58 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 42 times and been caught 16 times (27.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.525 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.91 as a unit this season. They sit at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 396. The SSG pitching staff have conceded 250 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.48 (232 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 (357 strikeouts against 185 walks). They have given up 51 dingers and they allow 5.91 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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