Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers Prediction, 9/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (62-61, 6th in KBO) go to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, September 29, 2023, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (64-62, 5th in KBO).

As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have earned a total of 636 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .346. The Tigers have recorded 194 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 91 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 590 runs batted in as well as 1,186 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is .276. Kia has a slugging rate of .393 and have struck out 844 times, while being walked on 440 occasions.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Park has drilled 13 balls out of the park while driving in 247 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 2,809 times and has notched a base knock 635 times. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .253 for his career in baseball, with 345 scored runs and an OPS of .628. His slugging percentage is .315 and he has racked up 792 bases. He has gone down on strikes 419 times and has gotten a free base on 224 occasions, which contributes in part to a .313 on-base percentage.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 3,307 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,161 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which ranks 5th in the league and have 114 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 90 bags and have been thrown out 27 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.1%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have conceded 83 home runs in addition to 577 total runs (6th in baseball). Kia has surrendered 1,075 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 515 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.21 on the year (6th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 864 batters.

SSG has accumulated 111 long balls this season as well as 529 RBIs. They have recorded 204 doubles, while taking a walk 443 times and racking up 571 runs. The SSG Landers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .258 on the season. The Landers have a slugging percentage of .386 and they average 4.46 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have struck out on 856 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,133 hits.

Seong Han Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Park has earned a walk 184 times while being called out on strikes on 248 attempts. His on-base % is .359 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .725. For the 1,497 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has recorded a batting average of .281 in addition to 420 hits. He has accumulated 182 runs and also has 157 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 17 times, in addition to having 548 bases in total and also a .366 slugging %.

Of their 169 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 115 times and been caught 54 times (32.0% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 140 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in KBO). The Landers have 1,339 assists, 106 errors and have earned 3,436 putouts this season.

The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 634 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.49 (571 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 94 dingers and they allow 4.98 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.549 in addition to having a FIP of 4.98 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.56 (871 strikeouts against 557 walks). They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,217.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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