SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (58-62, 7th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (71-48, 1st in KBO).

The Landers have accounted for 194 doubles as a team and have hit 120 balls out of the stadium. SSG is slugging .411 and have been called out on strikes 925 times, while drawing a walk on 404 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have 597 RBI's in addition to 1,140 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .272. They have a total of 624 runs while holding a team OBP of .342.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has hit 29 balls over the fence while knocking in 210 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .381 and he has totaled 922 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 2,720 times and has notched a base hit 665 times. He has fanned 346 times and has taken a walk on 213 occasions, contributing to a .337 on-base percentage. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .274 for his time in baseball, with 385 runs scored and an OPS of .718.

The Landers have stolen 100 bases and have been caught 33 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.8%. The SSG Landers have 3,200 putouts this year, in addition to 1,123 assists and 107 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them sitting 9th in the league and have accumulated 107 double plays.

The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 5.34 this season (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,001 batters. SSG has relinquished 1,130 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 633 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.57. Landers pitchers have surrendered 141 home runs in addition to 698 runs in total (1st in KBO).

Kia has hit 137 HRs this season to go along with 671 RBIs. The have tallied 226 two-baggers, while taking a walk 458 times and racking up 707 runs. The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .367 and a batting average of .296 this season. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .455 and they average 5.84 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have been rung up on 773 occasions (10th in KBO) and have tallied 1,278 base hits.

Chan Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has tallied a free base 263 times while fanning on 459 chances. He has tallied 419 runs in addition to having earned 294 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .319 and he has earned a career OPS of .641. He has gone deep 15 times, as well as 959 total bases and also a .322 slugging %. During the 2,979 at-bats in his professional career, Park has an average at the plate of .259 and has racked up 773 base hits.

In their 122 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 94 times and been caught 28 times (23.0% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 107 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 1,190 assists, 123 errors and have accumulated 3,258 putouts for the season.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.495 in addition to having a FIP of 5.35 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.02 (937 strikeouts vs 464 bases on balls). They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,160. They have conceded 120 home runs and they give up 5.35 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have yielded 646 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.42 (533 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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