SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (26-21, 4th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (25-21, 6th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
As a team, the SSG Landers are compiling 5.1 runs per contest, which is 7th in the league. They have accumulated 241 runs and hold an OBP of .340. The Landers have hit 66 doubles as a squad and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They have compiled 230 RBI's as well as 434 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .266. SSG has a slugging percentage of .398 and have struck out 364 times, while drawing a walk on 161 occasions.

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Jeong Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. For his career, Choi has hit 470 balls out of the park while driving in 1,487 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 9,063 times and came through with a base base hit 2,172 times. Choi has earned a batting average of .287 for his time in baseball, with 1,396 scored runs and an OPS of .919. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .529 in addition to earning 4,005 bases. He has struck out 1,695 times and has taken a walk on 1,002 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage.
The SSG Landers have a tally of 1,248 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 431 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .978 which is 9th in the league and have earned 41 double plays. The Landers have stolen 45 bases and have been caught 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.4%.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.89 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.55. Landers pitchers have surrendered 56 long balls and 276 runs (2nd in KBO). SSG has given up 439 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 253 earned runs. The Landers have a team ERA of 5.47 on the campaign (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 387 hitters.
Doosan has accumulated 53 long balls so far this year and 261 RBIs. They have 82 doubles, while getting a free base 169 times as well as putting up 274 runs. The Doosan Bears have compiled an on-base percentage of .351 and a batting average of .282 for the year. The Bears have a slugging percentage of .438 and they score 5.59 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have struck out on 351 instances (7th in KBO) and have accounted for 475 hits.
Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. Over the course of the 4,412 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .283 with 1,248 hits. He has homered 243 times, with 2,245 total bases and also a .509 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a walk 643 times while fanning on 1,131 occasions. He has amassed 741 runs and has 870 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .375 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .884.
The Doosan Bears have turned 43 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in Korean baseball). The Bears have 449 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 1,317 putouts on the season. In their 32 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 27 times and been caught 5 times (15.6% caught stealing rate).
The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.465 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.86 as a pitching staff so far this season. They rank 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 456. The Doosan pitching staff have given up 237 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.22 (206 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.93 (360 strikeouts vs 187 free passes). They have allowed 40 long balls and they give up 4.86 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan
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