Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers Prediction, 9/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (62-68, 6th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (81-50, 1st in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

Kia has a slugging percentage of .462 and have been rung up 841 times, while drawing a walk on 490 occasions. They have accounted for 761 RBI's and 1,426 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .301. The Tigers have accumulated 255 doubles as a team and have hit 153 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 799 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .369. As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 6.0 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in KBO.

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Chan Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Park has hit 17 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 307 runs. His slugging percentage is .326 and he has accumulated 987 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,383 times and came through with a base hit 791 times. He has struck out 460 times and has gotten a free base on 271 at-bats, contributing to a .321 OBP. Park has accumulated a batting average of .261 for his career, in addition to 433 scored runs and an OPS of .647.

The Kia Tigers are sitting with 3,576 putouts thus far, as well as 1,291 assists and 134 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .973 which has them sitting 10th in the league and they have turned 119 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 102 bags and have been thrown out 30 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 22.7%.

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.38 on the campaign (1st in KBO), and their staff has struck out 1,047 batters. Tigers pitchers have given up 135 long balls and 701 total runs (8th in baseball). Kia has conceded 1,256 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 580 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48.

SSG has hit 132 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 642 runs batted in. The have tallied 209 doubles, while taking a walk 438 times and scoring 671 runs. The SSG Landers have an OBP of .340 as well as a batting average of .270 this year. The Landers have a SLG% of .411 and they tally 5.08 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,011 occasions (6th in the league) and have 1,236 base hits.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has drawn a free base 213 times while going down on strikes on 346 tries. He has recorded 385 runs and has 210 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .337 and he has a lifetime OPS of .718. He has gone deep 29 times, with 922 total bases and also a .381 slugging percentage. For the 2,423 at-bats in his professional career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .274 and has racked up 665 hits.

Out of their 149 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 111 times and been caught 38 times (25.5% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 118 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 1,230 assists, 113 errors and have amassed 3,488 putouts on the season.

The SSG pitching staff have allowed 758 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.32 (687 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 150 homers and they give up 5.87 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.565 with a FIP of 5.87 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.87 (1,080 strikeouts against 578 walks). They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,241.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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