SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (51-52, 5th in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (45-57, 10th in KBO).

The Landers have hit 161 doubles as a unit and have knocked 101 balls out of the park. SSG has a slugging rate of .409 and have struck out 778 times, while taking a walk on 354 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have tallied 517 RBI's as well as 985 hits so far this season, while their batting average sits at .273. They have notched a total of 541 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .344.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. Heredia has an average at the plate of .278 for his time in baseball, in addition to 632 scored runs and an OPS of .760. He has gone down on strikes 673 times and has been walked on 394 occasions, contributing to a .357 on-base percentage. For his career, Heredia has hit 82 baseballs out of the park while driving in 462 runs. His career slugging percentage is .403 in addition to earning 1,596 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 4,545 times and has come through with a base knock 1,101 times.

The Landers have swiped 85 bags and have been gunned down 32 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.4%. The SSG Landers have a total of 2,750 putouts this season, in addition to 971 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .976 which is 9th in KBO and have a total of 91 double plays.

The Landers hold a team earned run average of 5.27 this season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 865 hitters. SSG has surrendered 956 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 536 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.54. Landers pitchers have surrendered 118 home runs in addition to 596 total runs (2nd in the league).

The Heroes hold a slugging % of .391 and they are recording 4.96 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have hit 157 doubles, while walking 362 times and putting up 506 runs. Kiwoom has compiled 76 long balls on the year as well as 484 RBIs. They have been rung up on 766 occasions (6th in the league) and have 969 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have an on-base percentage of .347 as well as a team batting average of .273 for the year.

Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has recorded a walk 206 times while striking out on 317 chances. His OBP sits at .333 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .732. Over the course of the 2,146 official at-bats in his pro career, Song has an average at the plate of .272 with 583 base hits. He has accounted for 276 runs and also has 337 RBIs. He has homered 48 times, with 856 total bases and a .399 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 93 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have racked up 936 assists, 76 errors and are sitting with 2,710 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 116 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 83 times and been caught 33 times (28.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 562 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.13 (515 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 102 HR's and they surrender 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 pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.81 (669 strikeouts vs 370 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,005.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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