SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (22-31, 9th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (26-28, 6th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

The Landers have compiled 79 two-baggers as a team and have hit 50 balls out of the park. SSG has a slugging % of .393 and have struck out 421 times, while taking a walk on 192 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. They have accrued 262 runs batted in and 508 hits this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .267. They have 275 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .342.

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Seong Han Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Park has recorded a batting average of .279 for his career in baseball, with 212 runs scored and an OPS of .718. He has fanned 280 times and has taken a walk on 212 occasions, contributing to a .358 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Park has hit 18 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 178 runs. His slugging percentage is .360 and he has racked up 622 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 1,982 times and has delivered a hit 482 times.

The Landers have stolen 54 bases and have been caught 21 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.0%. The SSG Landers have amassed 1,458 putouts on the year, in addition to 508 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which is 9th in KBO and have 45 double plays.

The Landers have an ERA of 5.54 over the course of the season (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 455 hitters. SSG has yielded 508 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 299 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.55. Landers pitchers have allowed 65 long balls and 330 total runs (1st in the league).

The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .389 and they have an average of 4.74 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have put up 78 doubles, while getting a free base 170 times and putting up 251 runs. Kiwoom has accumulated 43 HRs so far this year in addition to 242 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 385 occasions (8th in KBO) and have notched a total of 498 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team OBP of .336 and a team batting average of .269 this year.

Ronnie Dawson is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Dawson has tallied a walk 487 times while fanning on 991 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .363 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .811. Over the course of the 4,136 official at-bats in his baseball career, Dawson has hit .276 with 1,140 hits. He has accumulated 698 runs and also has 585 RBIs. He has gone yard 136 times, in addition to having 1,853 bases in total and a .448 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 50 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in the league). The Heroes have racked up 493 assists, 42 errors and have 1,408 putouts during this campaign. In their 55 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 40 times and been caught 15 times (27.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 280 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.89 (255 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 49 home runs and they surrender 5.37 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.505 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.37 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.78 (336 strikeouts against 189 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 517.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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