Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the venue where Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (52-39, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (39-55, 10th in KBO) on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

Samsung has a slugging rate of .370 and have been rung up 656 times, while taking a walk on 314 occasions. They have tallied 399 RBI's in addition to 869 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .265. The Lions have tallied 147 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 57 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 417 runs scored and hold an OBP of .335. As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball.

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Min-ho Kang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his career, Kang has slapped 316 balls out of the park while driving in 1,142 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 8,101 times and has come through with a hit 1,954 times. Kang has recorded a batting average of .276 for his career, with 903 runs scored and an OPS of .817. His slugging percentage sits at .462 and he has a total of 3,273 bases. He has been struck out 1,455 times and has taken a walk on 754 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .355 on-base %.

The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 2,552 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 937 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and have earned 72 double plays. The Lions have swiped 45 bags and have been caught 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.6%.

The Lions have a team ERA of 4.66 on the season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 621 batters. Lions pitchers have yielded 78 home runs and also 489 runs in total (1st in the league). Samsung has surrendered 931 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 440 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The SSG Landers have tallied an on-base percentage of .334 and a batting average of .258 on the year. They have struck out on 614 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 808 base hits. SSG has a total of 83 home runs this season to go along with 394 RBIs. The Landers have a team SLG% of .392 and they have an average of 4.57 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have notched 151 doubles, while taking a walk 324 times as well as putting up 420 runs.

Guillermo Heredia is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Heredia has drawn a free base 130 times while striking out on 313 plate appearances. He has amassed 179 runs in addition to having earned 114 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .310 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .656. He has gone deep 27 times, as well as 480 bases in total and a .346 slugging percentage. During the 1,388 official at-bats in his professional career, Heredia has an average at the plate of .231 in addition to having 320 base knocks.

Of their 107 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 73 times and been caught 34 times (31.8% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (7th in KBO). The Landers have accrued 944 assists, 69 errors and have earned a total of 2,455 putouts so far this season.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.500 with a FIP of 4.45 as a pitching staff this season. They sit at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 832. The SSG pitching staff have allowed 405 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.03 (366 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.61 (635 strikeouts vs 395 walks). They have surrendered 65 home runs and they concede 4.45 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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