SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (-122) Kia (+102)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (21-21, 5th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (22-19, 4th in KBO) on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The Tigers open this matchup at +102 while the Landers are coming in at -122. The O/U opens at 8.5.

SSG is slugging .417 and have struck out 305 times, while being walked on 189 occasions. They have amassed 224 RBI's and 392 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .268. The Landers have tallied 70 doubles as a squad and have smacked 45 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 237 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .355. As a team, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Heredia has hit 110 balls out of the park while knocking in 590 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped into the batters box 5,342 times and has come through with a base hit 1,336 times. Heredia has hit .285 in his time in baseball, in addition to 723 scored runs and an OPS of .776. He has earned a slugging percentage of .416 and he has accumulated 1,948 bases. He has fanned 794 times and has been walked on 445 occasions, which contributes in part to a .360 OBP.

The Landers have stolen 28 bags and have been caught 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.3%. The SSG Landers have earned a total of 1,127 putouts this year, in addition to 411 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them ranked 7th in Korean baseball and they have turned 42 double plays.

The Landers have a team ERA of 5.04 on the campaign (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 315 hitters. Landers pitchers have relinquished 39 home runs and 231 runs in total (3rd in KBO). SSG has given up 368 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 210 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.54 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52.

Kia has accumulated 48 home runs for the year in addition to 213 RBIs. They have recorded 79 two-baggers, while taking a walk 173 times and scoring 224 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .344 in addition to a team batting average of .263 this season. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .418 and they average 5.21 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 325 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 384 base hits.

Do Yeong Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has recorded a walk 161 times while fanning on 287 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .381 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .922. Over the course of the 1,376 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has earned a batting average of .307 and has racked up 423 hits. He is sitting with 304 runs and also has 240 runs batted in. He has gone deep 68 times, with 744 total bases and a .541 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 33 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (5th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 391 assists, 27 errors and have accounted for 1,143 putouts on the season. Of their 46 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 36 times and been caught 10 times (21.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.402 in addition to having a FIP of 4.89 as a unit so far this season. They have a ranking of 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 369. The Kia pitching staff have yielded 207 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.49 (190 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.83 (302 strikeouts against 165 free passes). They have surrendered 45 long balls and they relinquish 4.89 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+102)

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