SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/6/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (45-57, 10th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (51-52, 5th in KBO) on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.

SSG is slugging .409 and have been rung up 778 times, while being walked on 354 occasions. They have accumulated 517 runs batted in and 985 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .273. The Landers have hit 161 doubles as a unit and have hit 101 balls out of the park. They have tallied 541 runs while holding a team OBP of .344. As a team, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which is 9th in baseball.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 26 balls out of the park while driving in 204 runs. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 2,666 times and has reached base with a base knock 652 times. Choi has a batting average of .275 for his baseball career, in addition to 374 scored runs and an OPS of .714. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .377 and he has accumulated 896 bases. He has struck out 342 times and has gotten a free base on 209 at-bats, which has contributed to a .337 on-base percentage.

The Landers have swiped 85 bags and have been thrown out 32 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.4%. The SSG Landers have accumulated 2,750 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 971 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them ranked 9th in the league and have 91 double plays.

The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 5.27 this season (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 865 batters. Landers pitchers have allowed 118 home runs and 596 total runs (2nd in the league). SSG has conceded 956 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and 536 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.88 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.54.

The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded an OBP of .347 and a batting average of .273 this year. They have struck out on 766 instances (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 969 hits. Kiwoom has 76 HRs on the year and 484 runs batted in. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .391 and they are earning 4.96 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have recorded 157 doubles, while walking 362 times and putting up 506 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has recorded a free base 315 times while striking out on 598 tries. He has accumulated 568 runs and also has 375 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .365 and he also has a career OPS of .771. He has gone yard 37 times, with 1,334 bases in total and a .406 slugging %. During the 3,289 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .305 in addition to having 1,002 base hits.

Out of their 116 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 83 times and been caught 33 times (28.4% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 93 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in the league). The Heroes have racked up 936 assists, 76 errors and have earned 2,710 putouts so far this season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 562 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.13 (515 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 102 dingers and they relinquish 5.60 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.523 in addition to having a FIP of 5.60 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.81 (669 strikeouts vs 370 walks). They rank 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,005.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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