Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 7/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (37-52, 10th in KBO) are headed to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Sunday, July 21, 2024, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (45-45, 6th in KBO).

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which is 10th in the league. They have earned a total of 428 runs while holding a team OBP of .347. The Heroes have accounted for 141 doubles as a team and have hit 66 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 409 runs batted in and 854 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .275. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .392 and have struck out 655 times, while taking a walk on 313 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has earned a batting average of .304 for his time in baseball, in addition to 558 scored runs and an OPS of .769. He has struck out 589 times and earned a walk on 309 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has hit 36 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 364 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .405 and he has totaled 1,312 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 3,606 times and has notched a base hit 984 times.

The Heroes have swiped 70 bases and have been thrown out 29 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 2,365 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 823 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them ranked 6th in KBO and have earned 86 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 5.17 on the campaign (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 582 hitters. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 84 home runs and 495 runs in total (3rd in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 877 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 453 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.76 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53.

The SSG Landers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .350 in addition to a batting average of .276 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 683 occasions (5th in KBO) and are sitting with 874 hits. SSG has 84 long balls for the year to go along with 455 runs batted in. The Landers have a team SLG% of .408 and they are earning 5.24 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have 145 two-baggers, while getting a free base 324 times and putting up 477 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. For the 2,318 official at-bats in his professional career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .275 in addition to having 637 hits. He has homered 26 times, as well as 876 total bases and a .378 slugging percentage. Choi has tallied a free base 208 times while being called out on strikes on 335 plate appearances. He is sitting with 365 runs and has 202 RBIs. His OBP is .339 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .717.

Of their 108 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 78 times and been caught 30 times (27.8% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 74 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .974 (9th in KBO). The Landers have 841 assists, 85 errors and have 2,403 putouts so far this season.

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.551 with a FIP of 5.94 as a squad over the course of the season. They come in at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 839. The SSG pitching staff have yielded 529 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.33 (474 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.87 (755 strikeouts against 403 walks). They have allowed 104 HR's and they allow 5.94 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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