SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (13-18, 8th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (17-14, 4th in KBO) on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

The Landers have tallied 40 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 39 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging % of .415 and have been rung up 238 times, while being walked on 89 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are recording 5.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have accumulated 161 RBI's and 307 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .274. They have notched a total of 168 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336.

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Jeong Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has accumulated a batting average of .287 for his time in baseball, with 1,388 scored runs and an OPS of .920. He has gone down on strikes 1,683 times and earned a walk on 992 occasions, contributing to a .390 OBP. For his career, Choi has slapped 469 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,481 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .530 in addition to having tallied 3,984 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 8,995 times and has reached base with a hit 2,160 times.

The SSG Landers have earned a total of 855 putouts for the season, as well as 298 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .972 which puts them in 9th in KBO and they have turned 31 double plays. The Landers have stolen 29 bases and have been gunned down 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 31.0%.

The Landers have an earned run average of 5.37 on the campaign (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 268 batters. SSG has given up 301 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 170 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.50. Landers pitchers have conceded 42 home runs and also 187 runs (2nd in baseball).

The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .385 and they are scoring 5.10 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They have recorded 56 two-baggers, while taking a walk 127 times as well as putting up 158 runs. Hanwha has tallied 22 home runs on the year in addition to 151 runs batted in. They have struck out on 234 occasions (7th in baseball) and have accounted for 263 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles have compiled an on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a team batting average of .253 so far this year.

Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Over the course of the 2,268 at-bats in his baseball career, Perlaza has hit .272 with 618 base hits. He has gone deep 76 times, with 1,035 total bases and a .456 slugging %. Perlaza has tallied a free base 275 times while striking out on 575 plate appearances. He has accumulated 381 runs and also has 335 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .352 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .808.

Out of their 44 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 33 times and been caught 11 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 31 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 289 assists, 22 errors and have a total of 813 putouts on the campaign.

The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 167 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.01 (151 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 30 home runs and they allow 5.55 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.513 with a FIP of 5.55 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 (231 strikeouts against 117 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 293.

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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