SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 9/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (61-51, 3rd in KBO) head to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, September 9, 2023, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (63-51, 2nd in KBO).

SSG is slugging .391 and have been called out on strikes 746 times, while being walked on 395 occasions. They have earned 476 runs batted in as well as 1,001 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .259. The Landers have compiled 174 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 104 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 515 runs scored while having a team OBP of .334. As a unit, the SSG Landers are notching 4.6 runs/g, which ranks them 5th in KBO.

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Jeong Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has hit .287 for his career, in addition to 1,355 runs scored and an OPS of .917. He has been struck out 1,641 times and has gotten a free base on 973 occasions, contributing to a .390 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 454 balls out of the park while driving in 1,442 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .527 and he has racked up 3,875 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 8,799 times and has notched a base hit 2,109 times.

The SSG Landers have earned a total of 3,034 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,176 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which puts them in 4th in KBO and they have twisted 120 double plays. The Landers have swiped 98 bases and have been thrown out 44 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 31.0%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.57 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Landers pitchers have yielded 86 home runs and also 542 runs in total (3rd in the league). SSG has given up 1,059 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 493 earned runs. The Landers have an earned run average of 4.39 on the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 770 batters.

The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .368 and they are recording 4.62 runs per game (4th in baseball). They hit 189 doubles, while taking a walk 401 times and putting up 536 runs. KT has 68 home runs so far this year to go along with 490 RBIs. They have struck out on 892 occasions (3rd in the league) and have recorded 1,060 hits. The KT Wiz have recorded an on-base percentage of .334 as well as a team batting average of .264 on the campaign.

ByungHo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Park has drawn a walk 783 times while striking out on 1,675 chances. He has amassed 988 runs and also has 1,189 runs batted in. His on-base % is .371 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .896. He has gone yard 397 times, with 2,993 total bases and a .533 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,611 at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .272 in addition to having 1,526 base hits.

Out of their 95 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 83 times and been caught 12 times (12.6% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in the league). The Wiz have 1,085 assists, 85 errors and are sitting with 3,111 putouts so far this year.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.362 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.43 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.40 (779 strikeouts against 324 free passes). They sit at 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 1,088. They have conceded 73 homers and they give up 4.43 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The KT pitching staff have relinquished 511 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.07 (469 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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