SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 17, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (23-19, 6th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, May 17, 2024, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (17-24, 8th in KBO).

The Landers have accrued 62 doubles as a team and have hit 45 balls out of the park. SSG is slugging .401 and have been called out on strikes 325 times, while drawing a walk on 140 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.3 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in KBO. They have 216 RBI's as well as 404 hits on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .269. They have notched a total of 226 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .340.

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Jeong Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. For his career, Choi has drilled 470 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,487 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .530 and he has a total of 4,003 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 9,044 times and has delivered a base hit 2,170 times. He has fanned 1,691 times and earned a walk on 998 occasions, contributing to a .390 OBP. Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 for his career, in addition to 1,394 scored runs and an OPS of .920.

The Landers have swiped 42 bases and have been caught 16 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.6%. The SSG Landers have accounted for 1,143 putouts on the campaign, as well as 401 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .977 which has them sitting 8th in the league and they have turned 39 double plays.

The Landers have a team ERA of 5.48 so far this season (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 357 hitters. SSG has conceded 396 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 232 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Landers pitchers have surrendered 51 long balls and 250 runs in total (2nd in the league).

Kiwoom is sitting with 38 home runs on the campaign to go along with 188 runs batted in. They have 60 doubles, while getting a free base 130 times and recording 196 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with a team OBP of .332 as well as a batting average of .264 on the year. The Heroes hold a team slugging % of .395 and they tally 4.78 runs per game (8th in the league). They have been rung up on 304 occasions (8th in baseball) and have accounted for 376 hits.

Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a free base 112 times while striking out on 280 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .325 and he has a lifetime OPS of .674. Over the course of the 915 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .230 and has racked up 210 hits. He has accrued 114 runs and also has 118 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 21 times, in addition to having 319 total bases and also a .349 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 39 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in the league). The Heroes have 379 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,090 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 36 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 27 times and been caught 9 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 229 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.23 (211 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 33 dingers and they concede 5.67 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.537 and have a FIP of 5.67 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.81 (255 strikeouts vs 141 walks). They are currently ranked 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 417.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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