KT Wiz vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs SSG Landers

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (57-60, 5th in KBO) go to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Sunday, August 25, 2024, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (57-60, 6th in KBO).

KT has a slugging rate of .409 and have struck out 943 times, while being walked on 477 occasions. They have earned 572 runs batted in in addition to 1,149 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .274. The Wiz have accumulated 183 two-baggers as a team and have hit 120 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 609 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .351. As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in the league.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his professional baseball career, Rojas has hit 257 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,030 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .462 in addition to earning 3,173 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 7,794 times and also came through with a base knock 1,919 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,637 times and has walked on 776 occasions, contributing to a .355 on-base percentage. Rojas has accumulated a batting average of .279 for his baseball career, with 1,015 runs scored and an OPS of .817.

The Wiz have swiped 118 bags and have been caught 34 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.4%. The KT Wiz have accounted for 3,178 putouts on the year, as well as 1,066 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .977 which ranks 8th in Korean baseball and have earned 88 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.48. Wiz pitchers have allowed 126 home runs and 671 total runs (2nd in KBO). KT has given up 1,193 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 608 earned runs. The Wiz hold a team ERA of 5.17 this season (9th in KBO), and they have struck out 938 hitters.

The Landers hold a team SLG% of .411 and they are scoring 5.18 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have recorded 188 doubles, while taking a walk 400 times and scoring 611 runs. SSG has compiled 118 home runs so far this year to go along with 584 runs batted in. They have struck out on 899 instances (5th in KBO) and have totaled 1,110 base hits. The SSG Landers hold an OBP of .343 as well as a batting average of .272 on the season.

Guillermo Heredia is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In the 4,012 at-bats in his baseball career, Heredia has accrued an average at the plate of .279 in addition to 1,118 base knocks. He has gone deep 84 times, with 1,621 total bases and a .404 slugging percentage. Heredia has tallied a free base 398 times while fanning on 681 plate appearances. He has accounted for 639 runs and notched 472 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .357 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .761.

The SSG Landers have turned 104 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Landers have racked up 1,099 assists, 102 errors and have accounted for 3,119 putouts so far this season. Of their 131 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 99 times and been caught 32 times (24.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.556 in addition to having a FIP of 5.84 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.86 (973 strikeouts vs 522 walks). They rank 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,095. They have allowed 138 dingers and they allow 5.84 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The SSG pitching staff have conceded 675 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.30 (612 earned runs given up).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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