SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, July 27, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (47-32, 2nd in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, July 27, 2023, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (32-51, 10th in KBO).

The Landers have accounted for 127 doubles as a unit and have smacked 77 balls out of the park. SSG is slugging .396 and have been called out on strikes 544 times, while being walked on 287 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are notching 4.7 runs per outing, which is 3rd in KBO. They have recorded 357 runs batted in in addition to 707 hits this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .259. They have earned 377 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Heredia has slapped 68 baseballs out of the park while driving in 359 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .391 and he has a total of 1,327 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 3,928 times and has come through with a hit 910 times. He has gone down on strikes 595 times and has walked on 361 occasions, which contributes in part to a .351 OBP. Heredia has hit .268 for his time in baseball, with 541 scored runs and an OPS of .743.

The Landers have swiped 69 bases and have been gunned down 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.9%. The SSG Landers have notched a total of 2,146 putouts this year, in addition to 831 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and they have turned 79 double plays.

The Landers have an earned run average of 4.07 this season (7th in baseball), and they have rung up 553 batters. Landers pitchers have given up 59 home runs and 359 runs in total (5th in KBO). SSG has relinquished 723 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 323 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.60 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The Samsung Lions have earned an OBP of .324 and a batting average of .254 this year. They have struck out on 584 occasions (5th in KBO) and have accounted for 723 base hits. Samsung has hit 52 HRs on the year to go along with 325 RBIs. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .358 and they have an average of 4.08 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have notched 120 doubles, while walking 266 times as well as notching 339 runs.

Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kang has recorded a free base 746 times while being called out on strikes on 1,450 chances. He has a total of 898 runs in addition to having 1,133 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .355 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .817. He has homered 315 times, as well as 3,257 bases in total and also a .462 slugging %. In the 7,045 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has hit .276 with 1,943 base knocks.

Out of their 49 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 35 times and been caught 14 times (28.6% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have twisted 60 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Lions have recorded 809 assists, 54 errors and have notched a total of 2,219 putouts for the season.

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 419 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.59 (377 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 68 homers and they yield 5.10 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.460 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.10 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.03 (556 strikeouts vs 274 free passes). They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 805.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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