Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (47-69, 10th in KBO) travel to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (59-47, 3rd in KBO).

Kiwoom is slugging .347 and have been called out on strikes 906 times, while being walked on 407 occasions. They have recorded 474 runs batted in as well as 1,068 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .257. The Heroes have accumulated 181 doubles as a team and have knocked 52 balls out of the park. They have tallied 496 runs while having a team OBP of .329. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.2 runs/g, which is 10th in the league.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has a batting average of .340 for his time in baseball, with 581 runs scored and an OPS of .898. He has struck out 304 times and has been walked on 383 occasions, contributing to a .407 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Lee has hit 65 balls out of the park while driving in 515 runs. His slugging percentage is .491 in addition to racking up 1,706 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 3,946 times and has delivered with a hit 1,181 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 3,193 putouts for the season, as well as 1,179 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which puts them in 6th in the league and have accumulated 104 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 108 bases and have been thrown out 35 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 24.5%.

The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 4.41 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 810 batters. Heroes pitchers have given up 70 long balls and 583 total runs (1st in KBO). Kiwoom has given up 1,111 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 521 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44.

The SSG Landers are sitting with a team OBP of .334 as well as a batting average of .257 on the season. They have struck out on 711 occasions (8th in KBO) and have 935 hits. SSG has a total of 96 HRs for the season to go along with 445 runs batted in. The Landers hold a slugging percentage of .389 and they average 4.47 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have recorded 169 two-baggers, while walking 378 times and notching 478 runs.

Jeong Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has tallied a walk 971 times while going down on strikes on 1,637 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .390 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .917. During the 7,321 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has an average at the plate of .287 in addition to having 2,102 hits. He has a total of 1,350 runs in addition to having 1,438 RBIs. He has gone yard 452 times, with 3,861 total bases and a .527 slugging %.

The SSG Landers have turned 114 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (4th in KBO). The Landers have racked up 1,110 assists, 82 errors and have a total of 2,863 putouts so far this season. Of their 134 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 91 times and been caught 43 times (32.1% caught stealing rate).

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.509 and have a FIP of 4.63 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.58 (722 strikeouts against 457 free passes). They rank 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 983. They have allowed 76 HR's and they give up 4.63 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 491 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.18 (443 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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