SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (18-24, 7th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (23-20, 6th in KBO) on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

SSG is slugging .402 and have struck out 335 times, while drawing a walk on 144 occasions. They have compiled 219 runs batted in in addition to 412 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .268. The Landers have tallied 62 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 47 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 230 runs scored while having a team OBP of .339. As a squad, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in the league.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. For his career, Choi has drilled 21 balls out of the park while driving in 178 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,402 times and has delivered with a base hit 589 times. Choi has a batting average of .275 for his time in baseball, with 330 scored runs and an OPS of .711. His slugging percentage is .373 in addition to racking up 798 bases. He has struck out 309 times and has walked on 186 occasions, which has contributed to a .338 on-base percentage.

The Landers have stolen 43 bases and have been gunned down 17 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.3%. The SSG Landers have amassed 1,170 putouts thus far, as well as 413 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is at .977 which puts them in 9th in the league and they have turned 40 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.54. Landers pitchers have conceded 54 home runs and 262 runs in total (2nd in the league). SSG has given up 410 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 239 earned runs. The Landers have compiled a team earned run average of 5.52 on the year (8th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 364 hitters.

The Heroes have a team slugging % of .396 and they average 4.81 runs per outing (8th in KBO). They have 63 doubles, while getting a free base 135 times and notching 202 runs. Kiwoom is sitting with 38 home runs this season to go along with 194 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 311 occasions (8th in baseball) and have recorded 388 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have an on-base percentage of .335 as well as a batting average of .267 so far this season.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 3,072 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .301 with 924 hits. He has hit it out of the park 33 times, as well as 1,224 bases in total and also a .398 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a free base 289 times while going down on strikes on 575 chances. He has amassed 530 runs in addition to having 336 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .361 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .759.

Out of their 40 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 29 times and been caught 11 times (27.5% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 39 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 390 assists, 33 errors and have earned a total of 1,117 putouts this season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 234 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.20 (215 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 33 dingers and they concede 5.66 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.553 and have a FIP of 5.66 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.72 (258 strikeouts against 150 walks). They rank 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 428.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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