Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers Prediction, 9/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (52-50, 5th in KBO) are headed to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, September 1, 2023, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (59-47, 3rd in KBO).

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which is 2nd in baseball. They have earned 512 runs scored and have an OBP of .341. The Tigers have accrued 161 doubles as a squad and have knocked 70 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 477 runs batted in in addition to 965 hits so far this year, and their batting average is .270. Kia has a slugging rate of .384 and have been called out on strikes 710 times, while being walked on 365 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his career, Choi has slapped 371 balls out of the park while driving in 1,531 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .532 and he has accumulated 3,927 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 8,655 times and has notched a base hit 2,299 times. He has fanned 1,308 times and earned a walk on 1,068 at-bats, contributing to a .402 on-base %. Choi has earned a batting average of .311 for his career, in addition to 1,216 runs scored and an OPS of .934.

The Kia Tigers are sitting with 2,758 putouts for the season, in addition to 945 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which ranks 7th in the league and have a total of 99 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 72 bags and have been caught 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.6%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have yielded 60 long balls and 459 runs in total (9th in the league). Kia has allowed 889 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 408 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.00 over the course of the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 734 hitters.

The SSG Landers hold an OBP of .334 and a batting average of .257 on the season. They have struck out on 711 occasions (8th in baseball) and are sitting with 935 base hits. SSG has recorded 96 home runs so far this year and 445 runs batted in. The Landers have a slugging percentage of .389 and they score 4.47 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have 169 two-baggers, while taking a walk 378 times as well as putting up 478 runs.

Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. Choi has recorded a walk 354 times while fanning on 578 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .348 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .790. During the 3,670 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .280 in addition to having 1,028 base hits. He has accrued 500 runs and also has 583 RBIs. He has gone deep 113 times, in addition to having 1,621 total bases and also a .442 slugging %.

The SSG Landers have turned 114 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Landers have recorded 1,110 assists, 82 errors and have accumulated 2,863 putouts for the season. Of their 134 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 91 times and been caught 43 times (32.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.509 and have a FIP of 4.63 as a staff for the season. They come in at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 983. The SSG pitching staff have conceded 491 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.18 (443 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.58 (722 strikeouts vs 457 free passes). They have conceded 76 HR's and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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