SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (50-36, 2nd in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, August 5, 2023, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (41-46, 7th in KBO).

The Landers have earned 141 doubles as a squad and have hit 83 balls out of the park. SSG is slugging .397 and have been rung up 586 times, while drawing a walk on 311 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 4th in baseball. They have amassed 382 runs batted in and 768 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .259. They have 406 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .337.

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Seong Han Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Park has recorded a batting average of .280 for his time in baseball, with 170 scored runs and an OPS of .720. He has fanned 228 times and has gotten a free base on 170 occasions, contributing to a .360 on-base %. In his career, Park has drilled 13 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 141 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .360 and he has accumulated 489 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 1,560 times and has delivered a base knock 381 times.

The SSG Landers have 2,326 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 886 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and have 85 double plays. The Landers have swiped 72 bases and have been caught 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.7%.

The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.11 so far this season (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 601 hitters. SSG has conceded 793 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 354 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.61 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50. Landers pitchers have surrendered 63 home runs in addition to 393 runs (6th in baseball).

The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .347 and they are earning 4.29 runs per game (7th in the league). They hit 124 doubles, while taking a walk 305 times as well as earning 373 runs. Lotte has a total of 40 home runs on the season to go along with 345 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 596 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned 744 hits. The Lotte Giants are sitting with an OBP of .327 as well as a batting average of .254 on the campaign.

Seung Min Go is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Go has earned a free base 69 times while fanning on 136 occasions. His OBP comes in at .349 and he has a lifetime OPS of .744. Over the course of the 582 official at-bats in his career, Go is sitting with a batting avereage of .273 in addition to having 159 hits. He has amassed 80 runs and notched 60 RBIs. He has homered 8 times, with 230 total bases and a .395 slugging percentage.

Out of their 87 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 59 times and been caught 28 times (32.2% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 69 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (1st in the league). The Giants have racked up 828 assists, 49 errors and have a tally of 2,323 putouts so far this season.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.506 in addition to having a FIP of 4.80 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.79 (631 strikeouts against 353 bases on balls). They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 813. They have given up 54 HR's and they allow 4.80 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 413 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.44 (382 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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