Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/31/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (59-47, 3rd in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (47-69, 10th in KBO) on Thursday, August 31, 2023.

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.2 runs/g, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 496 runs scored while having a team OBP of .329. The Heroes have hit 181 doubles as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the park. They have tallied 474 runs batted in and 1,068 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .257. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .347 and have been rung up 906 times, while being walked on 407 occasions.

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Hyung Jong Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .273 for his career in baseball, in addition to 318 runs scored and an OPS of .779. He has fanned 461 times and has walked on 227 occasions, which contributes in part to a .354 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Lee has drilled 66 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 286 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .424 and he has totaled 943 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 2,555 times and has come through with a hit 608 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have 3,193 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,179 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which is 6th in KBO and they have turned 104 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 108 bases and have been gunned down 35 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.5%.

The Heroes have an earned run average of 4.41 this year (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 810 batters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 70 home runs in addition to 583 runs (1st in KBO). Kiwoom has surrendered 1,111 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 521 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Landers have a SLG% of .389 and they have an average of 4.47 runs per contest (6th in KBO). They have notched 169 two-baggers, while walking 378 times as well as scoring 478 runs. SSG has accumulated 96 long balls for the year in addition to 445 runs batted in. They have struck out on 711 occasions (8th in baseball) and have recorded 935 hits. The SSG Landers have accounted for an OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .257 so far this season.

Seong Han Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Park has drawn a walk 178 times while fanning on 240 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .361 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .725. For the 1,427 at-bats in his career, Park has earned a batting average of .282 in addition to 402 base knocks. He has amassed 176 runs and notched 148 RBIs. He has gone yard 15 times, with 520 total bases and a .364 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 114 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 1,110 assists, 82 errors and have a tally of 2,863 putouts for the year. Out of their 134 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 91 times and been caught 43 times (32.1% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have conceded 491 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (443 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 76 long balls and they allow 4.63 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.509 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.63 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.58 (722 strikeouts vs 457 walks). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 983.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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