Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 9/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the venue where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (61-67, 6th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (73-57, 2nd in KBO) on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are compiling 5.3 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in the league. They have earned 695 runs while having a team OBP of .347. The Lions have hit 188 doubles as a team and have knocked 163 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 661 runs batted in in addition to 1,223 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate sits at .268. Samsung is slugging .424 and have been rung up 1,056 times, while drawing a walk on 486 occasions.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kim has slapped 28 balls out of the park while knocking in 85 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 595 times and has come through with a hit 129 times. Kim has hit .242 for his time in baseball, with 74 scored runs and an OPS of .755. He has earned a slugging percentage of .449 in addition to having tallied 240 bases. He has been struck out 182 times and has taken a walk on 49 occasions, which contributes in part to a .306 on-base %.

The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 3,542 putouts thus far, as well as 1,146 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 1st in KBO and have earned 92 double plays. The Lions have swiped 105 bases and have been caught 47 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 30.9%.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.49 for the season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 908 hitters. Lions pitchers have allowed 145 home runs and 632 runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has yielded 1,241 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 589 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Landers have a team SLG% of .409 and they earn 5.11 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have 205 doubles, while walking 434 times as well as notching 664 runs. SSG has accounted for 129 home runs on the year and 635 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 987 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned 1,217 hits. The SSG Landers are sitting with an OBP of .341 and a team batting average of .270 on the season.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has recorded a walk 213 times while fanning on 346 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .337 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .718. For the 2,423 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .274 with 665 hits. He has amassed 385 runs and has 210 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 29 times, with 922 bases in total and also a .381 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 116 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 1,208 assists, 112 errors and have 3,434 putouts on the campaign. Of their 148 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 110 times and been caught 38 times (25.7% caught stealing rate).

The Landers have a WHIP of 1.565 in addition to having a FIP of 5.88 as a staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.88 (1,065 strikeouts against 568 walks). They sit at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,223. They have yielded 148 homers and they relinquish 5.88 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The SSG pitching staff have given up 748 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 5.33 (678 earned runs given up).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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