SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (17-24, 8th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (23-19, 6th in KBO) on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

SSG has a slugging % of .401 and have been called out on strikes 325 times, while getting the free base on 140 occasions. They have 216 RBI's and 404 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .269. The Landers have accrued 62 doubles as a team and have knocked 45 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 226 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .340. As a squad, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league.

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Seong Han Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Park has drilled 18 balls over the fence while driving in 173 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .364 and he has totaled 613 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 1,928 times and has come through with a hit 473 times. He has gone down on strikes 273 times and has been walked on 205 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .359 on-base percentage. Park has earned a batting average of .281 for his baseball career, in addition to 209 runs scored and an OPS of .723.

The SSG Landers have earned 1,143 putouts thus far, as well as 401 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which ranks 8th in KBO and they have turned 39 double plays. The Landers have swiped 42 bags and have been caught 16 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.6%.

The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 5.48 for the year (8th in the league), and they have rung up 357 batters. Landers pitchers have yielded 51 long balls in addition to 250 runs in total (2nd in the league). SSG has surrendered 396 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 232 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .264 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 304 occasions (8th in the league) and have tallied 376 base hits. Kiwoom has hit 38 long balls on the year as well as 188 RBIs. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .395 and they are recording 4.78 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have notched 60 doubles, while taking a walk 130 times and putting up 196 runs.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Dawson has recorded a walk 485 times while being called out on strikes on 985 occasions. He has recorded 690 runs in addition to having 576 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .361 and he has a lifetime OPS of .807. He has homered 134 times, in addition to having 1,815 total bases and also a .445 slugging percentage. In the 4,083 at-bats in his pro career, Dawson has hit .273 in addition to 1,115 hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 39 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in the league). The Heroes have accrued 379 assists, 32 errors and have 1,090 putouts this season. Out of their 36 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 27 times and been caught 9 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.537 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.67 as a team on the campaign. They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 417. The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 229 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.23 (211 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.81 (255 strikeouts vs 141 walks). They have given up 33 homers and they allow 5.67 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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