SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: TVING
Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (10-6, 3rd in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, April 13, 2024, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (4-12, 10th in KBO).
SSG has a slugging percentage of .416 and have struck out 119 times, while being walked on 49 occasions. They have accrued 76 runs batted in and 144 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .264. The Landers have compiled 20 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 21 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 79 runs and have an on-base percentage of .337. As a team, the SSG Landers are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which has them at 8th in the league.
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Seong Han Park is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. For his professional baseball career, Park has hit 18 baseballs over the fence while driving in 161 runs. His slugging percentage is .365 in addition to racking up 575 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 1,811 times and has come through with a base hit 442 times. He has struck out 257 times and earned a walk on 198 occasions, contributing to a .361 OBP. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .281 for his baseball career, with 194 runs scored and an OPS of .726.
The Landers have swiped 11 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 42.1%. The SSG Landers have amassed 432 putouts for the season, as well as 149 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which is 7th in the league and have accumulated 15 double plays.
The Landers have an ERA of 4.94 so far this year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 144 batters. SSG has allowed 139 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 79 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Landers pitchers have relinquished 18 home runs and 92 runs in total (2nd in KBO).
KT has tallied 16 long balls for the year and 77 runs batted in. They have hit 21 doubles, while taking a walk 62 times as well as scoring 82 runs. The KT Wiz have recorded a team OBP of .342 and a batting average of .266 so far this season. The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .389 and they score 5.13 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 138 instances (1st in KBO) and have a total of 153 hits.
Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kang has earned a free base 339 times while being called out on strikes on 506 chances. His on-base rate is .392 and he has earned a career OPS of .888. In the 2,524 official at-bats in his pro career, Kang has a batting average of .311 with 784 base hits. He has recorded 415 runs and has 422 runs batted in. He has homered 98 times, with 1,251 total bases and also a .496 slugging %.
The KT Wiz have turned 12 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (6th in the league). The Wiz have accrued 145 assists, 10 errors and have 423 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 27 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 24 times and been caught 3 times (11.1% caught stealing rate).
The KT pitching staff have surrendered 120 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 7.60 (119 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 17 dingers and they surrender 7.66 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.830 with a FIP of 7.66 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.83 (117 strikeouts against 64 bases on balls). They rank 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 194.
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT
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