SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/12/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (20-16, 4th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, May 12, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (23-12, 1st in KBO).

SSG has a slugging percentage of .405 and have been rung up 278 times, while drawing a walk on 118 occasions. They have compiled 186 runs batted in in addition to 354 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is at .273. The Landers have accumulated 49 two-baggers as a team and have hit 40 balls out of the park. They have tallied 195 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .342. As a squad, the SSG Landers are earning 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 6th in baseball.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has recorded a batting average of .276 for his career, in addition to 329 runs scored and an OPS of .713. He has gone down on strikes 303 times and earned a walk on 185 occasions, which has contributed to a .339 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 21 baseballs out of the park while driving in 176 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .374 in addition to racking up 792 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 2,379 times and also came through with a base knock 585 times.

The Landers have stolen 32 bags and have been caught 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.4%. The SSG Landers have a total of 990 putouts thus far, as well as 348 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .974 which has them ranked 9th in the league and have earned 36 double plays.

The Landers have a team ERA of 5.70 for the year (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 312 batters. SSG has yielded 352 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 209 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.95 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.55. Landers pitchers have allowed 47 long balls and also 226 runs in total (2nd in KBO).

The Kia Tigers have accumulated a team OBP of .374 in addition to a team batting average of .299 for the season. They have struck out on 228 occasions (10th in baseball) and have recorded 372 base hits. Kia has knocked in 41 HRs this season to go along with 203 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .461 and they score 6.09 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have hit 71 two-baggers, while taking a walk 138 times as well as scoring 213 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 7,586 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has hit .311 in addition to having 2,360 base knocks. He has gone deep 380 times, in addition to having 4,033 bases in total and also a .532 slugging percentage. Choi has recorded a free base 1,093 times while going down on strikes on 1,342 occasions. He has amassed 1,247 runs and has 1,575 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .401 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .933.

Of their 38 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 30 times and been caught 8 times (21.1% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 34 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .970 (10th in the league). The Tigers have 355 assists, 40 errors and have 935 putouts over the course of the season.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.465 in addition to having a FIP of 4.91 as a team so far this season. They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 315. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 170 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.85 (133 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 (277 strikeouts against 141 free passes). They have given up 29 HR's and they allow 4.91 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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