Hanwha Eagles vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs SSG Landers

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (55-55, 5th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (49-58, 9th in KBO) on Sunday, August 18, 2024.

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 5.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have notched a total of 587 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. The Eagles have accumulated 172 two-baggers as a team and have hit 100 balls out of the park. They have earned 552 RBI's and 1,040 hits on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .273. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .404 and have struck out 807 times, while drawing a walk on 399 occasions.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his career, Perlaza has hit 86 balls out of the park while driving in 369 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .456 and he has totaled 1,143 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,845 times and has come through with a base knock 682 times. He has struck out 641 times and earned a walk on 302 occasions, contributing to a .351 OBP. Perlaza has hit .272 for his career, in addition to 421 scored runs and an OPS of .807.

The Hanwha Eagles have amassed 2,899 putouts this season, as well as 1,024 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which ranks 4th in the league and they have turned 102 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 91 bases and have been caught 35 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.8%.

The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.94 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 843 hitters. Eagles pitchers have conceded 94 long balls and also 586 runs (6th in the league). Hanwha has allowed 1,088 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) and 530 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.12 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.54.

The Landers hold a slugging % of .414 and they are scoring 5.25 runs per game (8th in KBO). They have notched 179 doubles, while walking 377 times as well as scoring 583 runs. SSG has a total of 111 home runs on the year to go along with 558 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 829 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,054 hits. The SSG Landers have a team OBP of .345 and a batting average of .274 for the season.

Guillermo Heredia is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Heredia has earned a free base 396 times while striking out on 675 attempts. His on-base % is .357 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .761. For the 3,986 at-bats in his career, Heredia has accrued an average at the plate of .278 with 1,109 base hits. He has a total of 635 runs and notched 468 RBIs. He has gone deep 83 times, as well as 1,609 total bases and a .404 slugging %.

Out of their 128 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 96 times and been caught 32 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Landers have recorded 1,032 assists, 99 errors and have a total of 2,936 putouts so far this year.

The SSG pitching staff have allowed 635 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.28 (574 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 127 homers and they concede 5.84 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Landers have a WHIP of 1.553 in addition to having a FIP of 5.84 as a unit this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (929 strikeouts against 488 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,031.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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