SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/20/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: SSG (-160) Kiwoom (+132)
Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (16-26, 10th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (22-19, 4th in KBO) on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The line on this contest has the Landers priced at -160 and the Heroes are at +132. The total opens at 9.
SSG is slugging .417 and have been called out on strikes 305 times, while drawing a walk on 189 occasions. They have earned 224 RBI's in addition to 392 hits this year, and their batting average comes in at .268. The Landers have tallied 70 doubles as a unit and have hit 45 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 237 runs scored while having a team OBP of .355. As a unit, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in KBO.
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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his career, Heredia has slapped 110 baseballs over the fence while driving in 590 runs. His slugging percentage is .416 and he has a total of 1,948 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 5,342 times and has notched a base knock 1,336 times. He has gone down on strikes 794 times and has walked on 445 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .360 on-base percentage. Heredia has a batting average of .285 in his time in baseball, in addition to 723 runs scored and an OPS of .776.
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The Landers have swiped 28 bases and have been thrown out 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 24.3%. The SSG Landers have 1,127 putouts thus far, in addition to 411 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 7th in the league and have earned 42 double plays.
They have a K/BB ratio of 1.54 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Landers pitchers have given up 39 long balls in addition to 231 total runs (3rd in the league). SSG has given up 368 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 210 earned runs. The Landers hold a team earned run average of 5.04 this season (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 315 hitters.
The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an on-base percentage of .302 and a batting average of .226 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 376 instances (1st in KBO) and have notched a total of 324 base hits. Kiwoom has hit 23 home runs so far this season as well as 129 RBIs. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .320 and they score 3.28 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have 62 two-baggers, while walking 133 times and notching 141 runs.
Gun Hee Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a free base 48 times while striking out on 233 tries. He has accounted for 59 runs in addition to having earned 79 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .286 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .649. He has gone yard 14 times, with 260 bases in total and a .363 slugging %. In the 716 at-bats in his career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .242 with 173 base hits.
The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in the league). The Heroes have accrued 406 assists, 39 errors and have a total of 1,136 putouts so far this season. Out of their 36 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 27 times and been caught 9 times (25.0% caught stealing rate).
The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.605 and have a FIP of 5.51 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.80 (304 strikeouts against 169 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 438. They have given up 37 homers and they surrender 5.51 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 232 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.16 (217 earned runs allowed).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take SSG (-160)
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