Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers Prediction, 9/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (52-50, 5th in KBO) head to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, September 2, 2023, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (60-47, 3rd in KBO).

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 4.9 runs/g, which is 2nd in the league. They have notched a total of 512 runs and hold an OBP of .341. The Tigers have hit 161 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 70 balls out of the park. They have 477 runs batted in in addition to 965 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .270. Kia is slugging .384 and have been rung up 710 times, while getting the free base on 365 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his career, Brito has slapped 132 baseballs over the fence while driving in 753 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 6,371 times and has come through with a base hit 1,643 times. Brito has a batting average of .282 in his time in baseball, with 878 scored runs and an OPS of .767. His career slugging percentage is .434 and he has a total of 2,531 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,254 times and has been walked on 449 occasions, contributing to a .333 OBP.

The Tigers have stolen 72 bases and have been thrown out 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.6%. The Kia Tigers have accounted for 2,758 putouts this year, as well as 945 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them sitting 6th in the league and have 99 double plays.

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

SSG has recorded 97 home runs this year and 455 RBIs. They hit 170 doubles, while taking a walk 382 times as well as earning 489 runs. The SSG Landers have recorded an on-base percentage of .335 and a team batting average of .259 on the year. The Landers have a SLG% of .390 and they are scoring 4.53 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 712 occasions (8th in baseball) and have recorded 951 base hits.

Jeong Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has tallied a free base 972 times while fanning on 1,637 chances. He has tallied 1,352 runs and has 1,439 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .390 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .918. He has hit a home run 452 times, with 3,863 bases in total and a .527 slugging %. During the 7,324 at-bats in his professional career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 and has racked up 2,104 base hits.

In their 134 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 91 times and been caught 43 times (32.1% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have twisted 116 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in the league). The Landers have accrued 1,118 assists, 83 errors and have a tally of 2,890 putouts this year.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.514 with a FIP of 4.65 as a staff over the course of the season. They rank 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 999. The SSG pitching staff have allowed 498 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.20 (449 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.59 (732 strikeouts vs 459 bases on balls). They have given up 76 HR's and they allow 4.65 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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