SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (53-71, 9th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (62-59, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

SSG has a slugging rate of .387 and have struck out 815 times, while drawing a walk on 424 occasions. They have amassed 516 runs batted in as well as 1,097 hits on the season, while their batting average is sitting at .259. The Landers have tallied 197 doubles as a team and have hit 107 balls out of the park. They have tallied 558 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .333. As a squad, the SSG Landers are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 5th in baseball.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Choi has slapped 17 balls out of the park while knocking in 156 runs. His career slugging percentage is .367 and he has totaled 545 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 1,705 times and has come through with a base hit 417 times. He has gone down on strikes 246 times and has been walked on 184 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .360 on-base percentage. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .281 in his time in baseball, with 182 scored runs and an OPS of .727.

The Landers have stolen 112 bases and have been caught 52 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.7%. The SSG Landers have earned 3,301 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,277 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which is 7th in KBO and they have twisted 131 double plays.

The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.52 on the season (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 842 batters. SSG has relinquished 1,177 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 553 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.56. Landers pitchers have conceded 90 home runs and 614 runs in total (3rd in KBO).

The Samsung Lions have a team OBP of .335 and a batting average of .265 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 829 instances (6th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,138 hits. Samsung has recorded 78 home runs for the year in addition to 526 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .371 and they are earning 4.42 runs per game (6th in the league). The have tallied 179 doubles, while taking a walk 417 times as well as putting up 553 runs.

Min-ho Kang is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. During the 634 official at-bats in his pro career, Kang has hit .249 with 158 base hits. He has hit a home run 19 times, with 239 bases in total and a .377 slugging %. Kang has drawn a free base 46 times while striking out on 120 plate appearances. He has recorded 76 runs and has 75 RBIs. His OBP is .302 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .679.

The Samsung Lions have turned 103 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have racked up 1,234 assists, 89 errors and have notched a total of 3,346 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 95 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 67 times and been caught 28 times (29.5% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.473 with a FIP of 5.16 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.99 (800 strikeouts against 403 bases on balls). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,240. They have surrendered 108 homers and they allow 5.16 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 640 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.66 (577 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung and under the total runs

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