SSG Landers vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/22/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (56-59, 5th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, August 22, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (61-52, 3rd in KBO).

SSG has a slugging percentage of .413 and have been called out on strikes 882 times, while getting the free base on 397 occasions. They have tallied 578 runs batted in and 1,092 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .272. The Landers have accrued 187 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 117 balls out of the park. They have 603 runs scored while having a team OBP of .344. As a unit, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 8th in baseball.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Heredia has drilled 84 baseballs out of the park while driving in 471 runs. His career slugging percentage is .404 and he has racked up 1,617 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 4,597 times and has notched a hit 1,114 times. He has fanned 680 times and earned a walk on 398 occasions, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base percentage. Heredia has accrued an average at the plate of .278 for his career, in addition to 639 scored runs and an OPS of .761.

The SSG Landers have accumulated 3,068 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,080 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which puts them in 9th in the league and they have turned 102 double plays. The Landers have swiped 98 bags and have been thrown out 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.6%.

The Landers have an ERA of 5.27 so far this year (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 966 hitters. SSG has allowed 1,076 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 598 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.89 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.55. Landers pitchers have allowed 136 home runs and 661 runs (2nd in the league).

The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .404 and they score 5.50 runs per game (3rd in baseball). The have tallied 178 doubles, while getting a free base 517 times and scoring 633 runs. LG is sitting with 86 HRs this season and 601 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 789 occasions (9th in the league) and have a total of 1,096 base knocks. The LG Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .367 as well as a team batting average of .281 on the year.

Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has tallied a free base 432 times while being called out on strikes on 855 tries. He has a total of 687 runs and also has 688 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .350 and he has earned a career OPS of .809. He has gone yard 146 times, with 2,050 bases in total and a .459 slugging %. In the 4,471 at-bats in his pro career, Dean is sitting with a batting avereage of .285 in addition to 1,275 base knocks.

In their 136 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 103 times and been caught 33 times (24.3% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 106 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in the league). The Twins have 1,069 assists, 86 errors and have amassed 3,057 putouts over the course of the season.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.518 in addition to having a FIP of 5.21 as a unit this season. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,101. The LG pitching staff have given up 590 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.69 (531 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 (861 strikeouts against 446 walks). They have given up 99 long balls and they concede 5.21 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SSG

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