Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (13-8, 4th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (14-5, 1st in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

The Tigers have accumulated 42 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 19 balls out of the park. Kia owns a slugging percentage of .458 and have struck out 115 times, while drawing a walk on 79 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 4th in baseball. They have tallied 103 runs batted in as well as 198 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .300. They have accounted for 107 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .378.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has hit .311 for his career in baseball, with 1,236 runs scored and an OPS of .932. He has been struck out 1,332 times and has been walked on 1,088 at-bats, contributing to a .401 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 376 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,555 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .531 and he has a total of 3,997 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 8,817 times and has come through with a base knock 2,340 times.

The Tigers have stolen 15 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 16.7%. The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 506 putouts so far this season, in addition to 183 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .961 which puts them in 10th in the league and have 14 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have conceded 13 home runs and 82 total runs (10th in the league). Kia has given up 159 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 57 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.05 for the year (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 166 batters.

SSG has knocked in 28 long balls for the season and 104 RBIs. They have 26 two-baggers, while getting a free base 62 times and scoring 109 runs. The SSG Landers hold a team OBP of .343 as well as a team batting average of .276 for the year. The Landers have a SLG% of .425 and they have an average of 5.19 runs per game (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 156 occasions (6th in baseball) and have accounted for 203 base hits.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. For the 2,045 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has earned a batting average of .276 in addition to having 565 hits. He has gone deep 20 times, as well as 764 total bases and a .374 slugging percentage. Choi has recorded a walk 174 times while being called out on strikes on 290 occasions. He has recorded 316 runs in addition to having 170 runs batted in. His OBP is .338 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .712.

Out of their 25 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 14 times and been caught 11 times (44.0% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 20 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .974 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 196 assists, 20 errors and are sitting with 564 putouts over the course of the season.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.495 with a FIP of 5.65 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 (180 strikeouts vs 88 free passes). They come in at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 193. They have allowed 27 home runs and they give up 5.65 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 118 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.88 (102 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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