SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (24-33, 9th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (31-29, 5th in KBO) on Sunday, June 9, 2024.

The Landers have recorded 88 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 59 balls out of the stadium. SSG is slugging .398 and have struck out 462 times, while drawing a walk on 214 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which is 7th in the league. They have accumulated 293 RBI's in addition to 562 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .267. They have accounted for 306 runs while holding a team OBP of .343.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. In his career, Heredia has slapped 78 baseballs out of the park while driving in 424 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 4,374 times and has delivered a hit 1,049 times. Heredia has hit .276 for his baseball career, in addition to 610 runs scored and an OPS of .756. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .400 and he has totaled 1,520 bases. He has gone down on strikes 652 times and earned a walk on 389 occasions, contributing to a .356 OBP.

The Landers have swiped 57 bases and have been gunned down 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 26.9%. The SSG Landers have accounted for 1,620 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 552 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .977 which puts them in 9th in KBO and they have turned 48 double plays.

The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.13 on the season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 516 batters. SSG has relinquished 542 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 308 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Landers pitchers have surrendered 67 home runs and 340 total runs (2nd in the league).

The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .408 and they have an average of 4.86 runs per game (9th in the league). They have put up 105 doubles, while walking 178 times as well as putting up 287 runs. Lotte has hit 46 home runs this year to go along with 269 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 464 occasions (5th in baseball) and have a total of 566 base hits. The Lotte Giants are sitting with an OBP of .337 in addition to a batting average of .273 this season.

Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has earned a free base 314 times while fanning on 919 attempts. His on-base rate is .335 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .741. For the 4,746 at-bats in his professional career, Reyes has compiled an average at the plate of .290 in addition to 1,377 hits. He has scored 660 runs and has 604 runs batted in. He has homered 73 times, as well as 1,926 bases in total and a .406 slugging percentage.

Out of their 65 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 43 times and been caught 22 times (33.8% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 58 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (7th in the league). The Giants have 610 assists, 47 errors and have notched a total of 1,558 putouts over the course of the season.

The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 309 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.96 (286 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 57 dingers and they concede 5.35 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.518 in addition to having a FIP of 5.35 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.06 (432 strikeouts against 210 walks). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 578.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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