Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 9/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Monday, September 30, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (58-83, 10th in KBO) are headed to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Monday, September 30, 2024, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (70-70, 6th in KBO).

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 10th in KBO. They have a total of 656 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. The Heroes have accumulated 218 doubles as a team and have hit 102 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 625 runs batted in and 1,298 base knocks this year, while their batting average comes in at .265. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .381 and have struck out 1,112 times, while drawing a walk on 482 occasions.

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Sung Mun Song is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Song has hit 54 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 363 runs. His career slugging percentage is .407 and he has accumulated 937 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,575 times and got on base with a hit 633 times. He has been struck out 344 times and earned a walk on 225 occasions, contributing to a .337 on-base %. Song has an average at the plate of .275 for his career, in addition to 303 scored runs and an OPS of .744.

The Heroes have stolen 115 bases and have been thrown out 40 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.8%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 3,735 putouts this year, in addition to 1,287 assists and 103 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which ranks 6th in the league and they have turned 128 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.12 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 906 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 1,378 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 708 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50. Heroes pitchers have given up 146 home runs in addition to 771 total runs (4th in KBO).

The Landers hold a team slugging % of .420 and they have an average of 5.23 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have 235 two-baggers, while getting a free base 465 times as well as putting up 743 runs. SSG has accounted for 150 home runs for the year in addition to 712 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,084 occasions (5th in the league) and have accounted for 1,347 base hits. The SSG Landers have earned an on-base percentage of .342 as well as a team batting average of .273 on the year.

Guillermo Heredia is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Heredia has drawn a free base 402 times while going down on strikes on 696 tries. He has accounted for 656 runs and notched 496 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .358 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .768. He has homered 91 times, with 1,685 bases in total and also a .410 slugging percentage. For the 4,109 at-bats in his career, Heredia has accumulated a batting average of .281 and has racked up 1,155 hits.

In their 159 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 119 times and been caught 40 times (25.2% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 122 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Landers have recorded 1,325 assists, 118 errors and have amassed 3,755 putouts on the season.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.559 in addition to having a FIP of 5.82 as a staff so far this year. They are sitting at 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,329. The SSG pitching staff have yielded 810 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.29 (736 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.88 (1,170 strikeouts against 622 bases on balls). They have conceded 163 homers and they surrender 5.82 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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