SSG Landers vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (18-17, 5th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (19-16, 4th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

The Landers have recorded 47 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 40 balls out of the park. SSG has a slugging rate of .408 and have struck out 267 times, while taking a walk on 111 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are compiling 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 5th in the league. They have tallied 182 runs batted in as well as 345 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .274. They have notched a total of 191 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .341.

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Jeong Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has hit 469 balls out of the park while driving in 1,482 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .530 in addition to racking up 3,989 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 9,013 times and came through with a base hit 2,163 times. He has struck out 1,685 times and has been walked on 995 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .390 OBP. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .287 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,390 runs scored and an OPS of .920.

The Landers have stolen 32 bases and have been thrown out 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 30.4%. The SSG Landers have a tally of 963 putouts thus far, in addition to 338 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .974 which puts them in 9th in the league and they have turned 34 double plays.

The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 5.80 on the year (9th in baseball), and they have struck out 303 batters. Landers pitchers have conceded 46 long balls and 224 total runs (2nd in KBO). SSG has given up 344 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) and 207 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.56.

The Twins hold a slugging % of .411 and they have an average of 5.41 runs per game (4th in KBO). They hit 61 doubles, while getting a free base 167 times and racking up 200 runs. LG has 27 home runs so far this year in addition to 189 RBIs. They have struck out on 253 occasions (9th in KBO) and are sitting with 367 base hits. The LG Twins have earned an OBP of .372 as well as a batting average of .288 so far this season.

Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has tallied a free base 400 times while striking out on 811 chances. He has accounted for 631 runs in addition to having 611 RBIs. His on-base % is .349 and he has a lifetime OPS of .800. He has gone yard 127 times, with 1,887 total bases and a .451 slugging percentage. For the 4,186 at-bats in his pro career, Dean has accrued an average at the plate of .284 and has racked up 1,189 hits.

The LG Twins have turned 32 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (8th in KBO). The Twins have recorded 345 assists, 34 errors and have notched a total of 987 putouts this season. Of their 54 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 41 times and been caught 13 times (24.1% caught stealing rate).

The LG pitching staff have given up 186 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.51 (165 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 31 long balls and they concede 5.09 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.505 in addition to having a FIP of 5.09 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 (287 strikeouts against 135 free passes). They are sitting at 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 360.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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