SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (43-37, 4th in KBO) play the SSG Landers (39-39, 5th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, June 29, 2024.

SSG is slugging .410 and have struck out 595 times, while being walked on 289 occasions. They have tallied 393 runs batted in and 757 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .276. The Landers have tallied 125 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 75 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 412 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .352. As a unit, the SSG Landers are compiling 5.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 7th in the league.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Heredia has hit 79 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 441 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .400 and he has accumulated 1,551 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,458 times and has delivered with a hit 1,072 times. He has fanned 664 times and has walked on 390 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base percentage. Heredia has accrued an average at the plate of .276 for his career in baseball, with 617 runs scored and an OPS of .756.

The SSG Landers have earned a total of 2,094 putouts for the season, in addition to 731 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .976 which puts them in 9th in Korean baseball and have 62 double plays. The Landers have swiped 67 bases and have been caught 29 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.2%.

The Landers have an earned run average of 5.36 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 666 batters. SSG has surrendered 736 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 416 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.56. Landers pitchers have given up 90 home runs and 458 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

The Bears have a team slugging % of .428 and they are scoring 5.38 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have notched 136 doubles, while taking a walk 266 times and putting up 441 runs. Doosan has a total of 84 HRs so far this year as well as 416 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 586 occasions (6th in KBO) and have tallied 797 base hits. The Doosan Bears have accounted for an on-base percentage of .346 as well as a team batting average of .281 so far this year.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has drawn a free base 653 times while striking out on 1,166 tries. His OBP is .375 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .885. Over the course of the 4,523 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .283 and has racked up 1,281 base hits. He has a total of 756 runs in addition to having earned 896 RBIs. He has hit a home run 250 times, as well as 2,305 total bases and a .510 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Bears have 732 assists, 56 errors and have accounted for 2,205 putouts for the season. In their 70 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 54 times and been caught 16 times (22.9% caught stealing rate).

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.505 and have a FIP of 5.11 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 (593 strikeouts against 330 walks). They rank 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 776. They have allowed 77 dingers and they give up 5.11 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have given up 417 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.58 (374 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SSG

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