Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 7/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (45-44, 5th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (37-50, 10th in KBO) on Friday, July 19, 2024.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have tallied 418 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .346. The Heroes have accounted for 141 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 64 balls out of the stadium. They have 400 runs batted in and 829 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .274. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .392 and have struck out 642 times, while drawing a walk on 305 occasions.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has earned a batting average of .269 for his baseball career, with 263 runs scored and an OPS of .727. He has struck out 300 times and has walked on 201 at-bats, which has contributed to a .331 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Song has hit 46 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 321 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .396 and he has a total of 824 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 2,329 times and has delivered with a hit 561 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have 2,308 putouts thus far, in addition to 805 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which has them ranked 7th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 84 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 69 bases and have been caught 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 29.6%.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.07 for the season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 562 batters. Kiwoom has surrendered 854 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) as well as 433 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.77 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have given up 80 home runs in addition to 474 total runs (4th in KBO).

SSG has 83 long balls on the season to go along with 447 RBIs. They have recorded 143 doubles, while walking 318 times as well as scoring 468 runs. The SSG Landers have a team on-base percentage of .348 as well as a team batting average of .275 on the season. The Landers hold a team slugging percentage of .407 and they score 5.20 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 678 instances (5th in the league) and have earned 861 base knocks.

Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. Over the course of the 3,904 at-bats in his pro career, Heredia has accumulated a batting average of .277 and has racked up 1,082 base knocks. He has hit a home run 79 times, as well as 1,563 total bases and a .400 slugging percentage. Heredia has earned a walk 391 times while striking out on 666 chances. He has recorded 621 runs and also has 448 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .356 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .756.

The SSG Landers have turned 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .974 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have 830 assists, 85 errors and have earned 2,379 putouts on the season. Out of their 107 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 77 times and been caught 30 times (28.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers have a WHIP of 1.542 and have a FIP of 5.87 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.89 (752 strikeouts vs 397 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 826. They have surrendered 101 long balls and they concede 5.87 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have relinquished 517 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.24 (462 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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