SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (21-30, 9th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (25-27, 6th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, May 31, 2024.

As a unit, the SSG Landers are notching 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in baseball. They have earned a total of 263 runs while holding a team OBP of .341. The Landers have earned 73 doubles as a team and have hit 49 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 251 runs batted in and 486 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .265. SSG has a slugging percentage of .390 and have been called out on strikes 411 times, while drawing a walk on 186 occasions.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. Choi has earned a batting average of .276 for his career in baseball, in addition to 336 runs scored and an OPS of .712. He has been struck out 316 times and has been walked on 190 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .338 on-base percentage. In his career, Choi has hit 21 balls out of the park while driving in 180 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .374 in addition to having tallied 813 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 2,440 times and has come through with a base hit 599 times.

The SSG Landers have accumulated 1,404 putouts so far this season, in addition to 483 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which has them sitting 9th in the league and they have turned 43 double plays. The Landers have stolen 53 bags and have been gunned down 20 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 27.4%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.54. Landers pitchers have allowed 65 home runs and also 315 total runs (1st in baseball). SSG has conceded 493 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 290 earned runs. The Landers have an ERA of 5.58 this season (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 440 hitters.

Kiwoom has a total of 41 HRs for the year in addition to 229 RBIs. They have put up 75 doubles, while getting a free base 165 times and earning 238 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team OBP of .335 as well as a team batting average of .267 on the campaign. The Heroes have a SLG% of .386 and they score 4.67 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have been rung up on 376 occasions (8th in the league) and have recorded 472 base hits.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a free base 292 times while fanning on 581 tries. He has tallied 532 runs in addition to having earned 340 RBIs. His OBP sits at .360 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .757. He has hit a home run 33 times, with 1,234 total bases and also a .397 slugging percentage. For the 3,107 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has earned a batting average of .300 in addition to having 932 base knocks.

In their 52 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 38 times and been caught 14 times (26.9% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 46 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 468 assists, 40 errors and have 1,357 putouts for the season.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.509 and have a FIP of 5.39 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.77 (325 strikeouts against 184 walks). They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 498. They have given up 44 homers and they allow 5.39 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 271 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.90 (246 earned runs given up).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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