Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 6/6/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

David MacKinnon and the Samsung Lions (33-25, 3rd in KBO) travel to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Thursday, June 6, 2024, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (29-29, 5th in KBO).

Samsung has a slugging rate of .406 and have been called out on strikes 461 times, while drawing a walk on 225 occasions. They have tallied 283 RBI's as well as 553 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .269. The Lions have tallied 95 doubles as a unit and have hit 58 balls out of the stadium. They have 296 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .349. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.0 runs/g, which is 7th in baseball.

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David MacKinnon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his career, MacKinnon has hit 63 balls out of the park while driving in 431 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .429 in addition to racking up 1,349 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 3,693 times and has reached base with a base knock 955 times. He has gone down on strikes 544 times and has been walked on 454 at-bats, contributing to a .396 OBP. MacKinnon has compiled an average at the plate of .304 for his baseball career, with 496 runs scored and an OPS of .825.

The Samsung Lions have accounted for 1,601 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 513 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 3rd in KBO and they have turned 44 double plays. The Lions have stolen 54 bases and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.9%.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have yielded 58 home runs in addition to 293 total runs (9th in KBO). Samsung has conceded 562 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 270 earned runs. The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.56 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 420 batters.

The SSG Landers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .341 and a team batting average of .266 this year. They have been rung up on 450 instances (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 544 hits. SSG has a total of 58 home runs on the season to go along with 282 runs batted in. The Landers hold a slugging % of .398 and they are earning 5.00 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have hit 84 doubles, while taking a walk 205 times as well as earning 295 runs.

Seong Han Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Over the course of the 1,743 at-bats in his professional career, Park has hit .279 and has racked up 487 base knocks. He has homered 20 times, in addition to having 635 total bases and a .364 slugging percentage. Park has tallied a free base 215 times while fanning on 281 tries. He is sitting with 216 runs and also has 182 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .359 and he has a lifetime OPS of .723.

Out of their 77 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 56 times and been caught 21 times (27.3% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 48 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (9th in KBO). The Landers have accrued 539 assists, 47 errors and have a total of 1,566 putouts for the season.

The Landers have a WHIP of 1.517 and have a FIP of 5.81 as a unit for the year. They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 532. The SSG pitching staff have given up 337 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.28 (306 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 (494 strikeouts vs 260 bases on balls). They have conceded 66 homers and they concede 5.81 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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