KT Wiz vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (55-60, 6th in KBO) are headed to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, August 23, 2024, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (56-59, 5th in KBO).

KT is slugging .407 and have been called out on strikes 930 times, while getting the free base on 473 occasions. They have tallied 564 RBI's and 1,129 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .274. The Wiz have compiled 178 doubles as a squad and have hit 117 balls out of the park. They have a total of 601 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .351. As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.1 runs per outing, which has them at 9th in KBO.

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Baek Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his career, Kang has drilled 119 baseballs over the fence while driving in 486 runs. His career slugging percentage is .496 and he has accumulated 1,446 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 3,338 times and has notched a base hit 898 times. He has fanned 596 times and has walked on 384 occasions, contributing to a .388 on-base %. Kang has accumulated a batting average of .308 for his baseball career, with 482 runs scored and an OPS of .884.

The KT Wiz have earned a total of 3,124 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,050 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which ranks 8th in the league and have accumulated 87 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 116 bases and have been caught 34 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.7%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.24 on the campaign (9th in KBO), and they have rung up 920 batters. KT has allowed 1,179 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and also 606 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 126 long balls and 669 total runs (1st in the league).

The SSG Landers have an on-base percentage of .344 and a batting average of .272 this season. They have been rung up on 882 occasions (5th in baseball) and have recorded 1,092 base hits. SSG has tallied 117 home runs so far this year as well as 578 RBIs. The Landers have a SLG% of .413 and they are scoring 5.20 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have notched 187 two-baggers, while taking a walk 397 times and putting up 603 runs.

Seong Han Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Park has tallied a walk 241 times while being called out on strikes on 321 tries. His OBP is .360 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .728. For the 1,928 at-bats in his pro career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .281 with 541 base hits. He has compiled 250 runs and also has 209 runs batted in. He has gone deep 24 times, as well as 710 total bases and also a .368 slugging %.

In their 130 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 98 times and been caught 32 times (24.6% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 102 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Landers have accrued 1,080 assists, 100 errors and have amassed 3,068 putouts this year.

The Landers have a WHIP of 1.552 and have a FIP of 5.82 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They rank 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,076. The SSG pitching staff have conceded 661 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.27 (598 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 (966 strikeouts against 510 bases on balls). They have allowed 136 homers and they concede 5.82 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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