SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/19/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (20-16, 3rd in KBO) play the SSG Landers (25-12, 1st in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

SSG has a slugging % of .357 and have struck out 300 times, while drawing a walk on 141 occasions. They have accounted for 166 runs batted in as well as 312 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is .238. The Landers have accrued 71 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 23 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 177 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .322. As a squad, the SSG Landers are earning 4.5 runs/g, which is 3rd in the league.

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Kevin Cron is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Cron has a batting average of .273 for his time in baseball, with 556 scored runs and an OPS of .832. He has struck out 964 times and has been walked on 337 occasions, contributing to a .340 on-base %. In his professional baseball career, Cron has drilled 200 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 738 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .492 in addition to earning 1,878 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 4,279 times and has notched a hit 1,040 times.

The SSG Landers have amassed 1,067 putouts on the campaign, as well as 407 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 1st in KBO and they have turned 37 double plays. The Landers have stolen 40 bases and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 9.1%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18. Landers pitchers have relinquished 24 home runs and 137 runs (10th in the league). SSG has surrendered 296 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 135 earned runs. The Landers hold a team earned run average of 3.42 on the season (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 271 batters.

The Doosan Bears hold an OBP of .318 as well as a batting average of .245 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 242 occasions (10th in the league) and are sitting with 306 base hits. Doosan has accumulated 14 home runs over the course of the season and 141 runs batted in. The Bears have a team slugging % of .325 and they score 4.22 runs per contest (5th in baseball). The have tallied 54 doubles, while walking 126 times and scoring 156 runs.

Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. For the 3,909 at-bats in his baseball career, Ho has recorded a batting average of .294 with 1,151 base hits. He has hit the long ball 38 times, as well as 1,504 total bases and a .385 slugging %. Ho has recorded a free base 312 times while going down on strikes on 362 plate appearances. He is sitting with 611 runs in addition to having 483 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .358 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .743.

Out of their 31 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 23 times and been caught 8 times (25.8% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have twisted 41 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .972 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 357 assists, 39 errors and have amassed 1,007 putouts so far this season.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.316 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.91 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.80 (259 strikeouts vs 144 walks). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 297. They have conceded 20 homers and they concede 3.91 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 146 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.28 (122 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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