SSG Landers vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (19-16, 4th in KBO) are headed to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (18-17, 5th in KBO).

The Landers have hit 47 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the park. SSG owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have been rung up 267 times, while drawing a walk on 111 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are notching 5.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have compiled 182 runs batted in as well as 345 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .274. They have accounted for 191 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .341.

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Seong Han Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Park has drilled 18 balls out of the park while knocking in 169 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 1,895 times and has delivered with a hit 460 times. Park has hit .278 in his time in baseball, in addition to 202 runs scored and an OPS of .717. His slugging percentage is .360 and he has totaled 595 bases. He has fanned 270 times and has walked on 202 at-bats, contributing to a .357 on-base percentage.

The Landers have swiped 32 bases and have been gunned down 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 30.4%. The SSG Landers have amassed 963 putouts so far this season, as well as 338 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .974 which has them ranked 9th in the league and have earned 34 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.56. Landers pitchers have conceded 46 home runs and 224 runs (2nd in KBO). SSG has conceded 344 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 207 earned runs. The Landers have an earned run average of 5.80 so far this year (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 303 batters.

The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they score 5.41 runs per game (4th in the league). They have hit 61 doubles, while getting a free base 167 times and notching 200 runs. LG has compiled 27 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 189 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 253 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 367 hits. The LG Twins have accumulated a team OBP of .372 as well as a batting average of .288 over the course of the season.

Hae Min Park is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. During the 5,190 official at-bats in his baseball career, Park has hit .286 with 1,486 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 52 times, with 1,981 total bases and a .382 slugging %. Park has drawn a free base 515 times while going down on strikes on 868 plate appearances. He has scored 905 runs in addition to having 539 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .352 and he has a career OPS of .734.

Of their 54 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 41 times and been caught 13 times (24.1% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 32 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .975 (8th in the league). The Twins have accrued 345 assists, 34 errors and are sitting with 987 putouts so far this year.

The LG pitching staff have allowed 186 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.51 (165 earned runs given up). They have conceded 31 homers and they allow 5.09 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.505 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.09 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.13 (287 strikeouts vs 135 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 360.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SSG

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