Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 9/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (65-68, 6th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (57-79, 10th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

The Heroes have earned 211 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 97 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .379 and have struck out 1,068 times, while getting the free base on 469 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.6 runs/g, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have recorded 600 runs batted in and 1,247 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is at .264. They have a total of 631 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .338.

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Ronnie Dawson is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Dawson has compiled an average at the plate of .275 for his baseball career, with 730 runs scored and an OPS of .809. He has struck out 1,013 times and has been walked on 507 at-bats, contributing to a .363 on-base percentage. In his career, Dawson has drilled 139 baseballs out of the park while driving in 610 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .446 and he has totaled 1,918 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 4,942 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,184 times.

The Heroes have stolen 111 bases and have been caught 39 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 26.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have 3,612 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,245 assists and 103 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 6th in the league and have 123 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.05 this year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 876 hitters. Kiwoom has yielded 1,331 base knocks (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 675 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.86 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50. Heroes pitchers have allowed 138 home runs and also 738 runs in total (5th in the league).

SSG has a total of 138 HRs on the season in addition to 668 RBIs. They have put up 221 two-baggers, while getting a free base 446 times and scoring 698 runs. The SSG Landers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .342 and a batting average of .273 for the season. The Landers have a SLG% of .417 and they earn 5.17 runs per game (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,026 instances (6th in KBO) and have 1,279 base knocks.

Seong Han Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. During the 1,972 official at-bats in his career, Park has recorded a batting average of .280 with 553 base hits. He has gone deep 26 times, as well as 731 total bases and a .371 slugging %. Park has tallied a walk 246 times while fanning on 331 chances. He has compiled 256 runs and also has 216 RBIs. His OBP is .360 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .731.

The SSG Landers have turned 120 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in the league). The Landers have accrued 1,253 assists, 114 errors and have a tally of 3,569 putouts this season. Out of their 151 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 113 times and been caught 38 times (25.2% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 776 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 5.32 (703 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 155 HR's and they concede 5.87 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Landers have a WHIP of 1.565 in addition to having a FIP of 5.87 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.86 (1,106 strikeouts vs 594 free passes). They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,267.

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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