SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Whee Jip Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (21-30, 9th in KBO) play the SSG Landers (25-27, 6th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

The Landers have compiled 73 two-baggers as a team and have hit 49 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging percentage of .390 and have been called out on strikes 411 times, while being walked on 186 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.0 runs per contest, which is 8th in the league. They have recorded 251 RBI's and 486 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .265. They have racked up 263 runs and have an on-base percentage of .341.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. For his professional baseball career, Heredia has hit 77 balls out of the park while knocking in 418 runs. His career slugging percentage is .399 and he has a total of 1,503 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 4,340 times and got on base with a hit 1,037 times. He has fanned 649 times and has gotten a free base on 389 occasions, contributing to a .356 OBP. Heredia has earned a batting average of .275 for his baseball career, with 606 runs scored and an OPS of .755.

The Landers have stolen 53 bags and have been caught 20 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 27.4%. The SSG Landers have accumulated 1,404 putouts this year, in addition to 483 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which has them ranked 9th in the league and have a total of 43 double plays.

The Landers hold a team earned run average of 5.58 on the year (9th in baseball), and they have rung up 440 hitters. SSG has surrendered 493 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 290 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.54. Landers pitchers have surrendered 65 long balls and 315 total runs (1st in KBO).

The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an OBP of .335 in addition to a batting average of .267 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 376 occasions (8th in KBO) and have earned 472 hits. Kiwoom has tallied 41 home runs so far this season to go along with 229 RBIs. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .386 and they tally 4.67 runs per outing (10th in baseball). They have hit 75 doubles, while taking a walk 165 times and putting up 238 runs.

Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a walk 115 times while striking out on 284 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .323 and he holds a career OPS of .672. In the 943 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .228 with 215 hits. He has accrued 119 runs and also has 120 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 22 times, as well as 329 total bases and a .349 slugging %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 468 assists, 40 errors and have 1,357 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 52 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 38 times and been caught 14 times (26.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.509 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.39 as a squad for the year. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 498. The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 271 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.90 (246 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.77 (325 strikeouts against 184 free passes). They have conceded 44 homers and they surrender 5.39 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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