Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (12-8, 4th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (14-4, 1st in KBO) on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

The Tigers have accumulated 42 doubles as a unit and have knocked 16 balls out of the stadium. Kia has a slugging rate of .454 and have struck out 109 times, while getting the free base on 77 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.7 runs/g, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have earned 99 runs batted in and 189 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is at .301. They have a total of 103 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .381.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In his career, Brito has hit 137 balls over the fence while knocking in 790 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 6,617 times and also came through with a base hit 1,704 times. Brito has hit .281 for his career, with 910 scored runs and an OPS of .764. His slugging percentage is .432 and he has totaled 2,620 bases. He has struck out 1,282 times and has walked on 464 occasions, which has contributed to a .332 OBP.

The Kia Tigers are sitting with 480 putouts thus far, in addition to 177 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is at .959 which ranks 10th in Korean baseball and they have turned 14 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 14 bags and have been thrown out 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 17.6%.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 2.87 on the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 155 hitters. Kia has surrendered 146 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 51 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Tigers pitchers have allowed 10 home runs and 76 runs (10th in the league).

The SSG Landers hold a team OBP of .342 in addition to a team batting average of .273 on the season. They have been rung up on 145 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned 190 base knocks. SSG has 25 home runs on the season as well as 98 RBIs. The Landers hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they earn 5.15 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They hit 24 doubles, while walking 60 times and notching 103 runs.

Jeong Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has drawn a walk 989 times while going down on strikes on 1,677 attempts. He has accumulated 1,383 runs and has 1,474 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .390 and he has a lifetime OPS of .919. He has homered 466 times, as well as 3,965 total bases and a .529 slugging %. In the 7,491 at-bats in his career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 with 2,152 base hits.

The SSG Landers have turned 18 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 184 assists, 20 errors and have earned 537 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 23 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 14 times and been caught 9 times (39.1% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have allowed 114 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.93 (98 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 24 homers and they allow 5.73 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.508 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.73 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.02 (174 strikeouts against 86 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 184.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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