SSG Landers vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (65-57, 3rd in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (59-66, 8th in KBO) on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

SSG has a slugging percentage of .412 and have been called out on strikes 954 times, while taking a walk on 422 occasions. They have accumulated 621 runs batted in as well as 1,182 base knocks for the year, and their batting average sits at .271. The Landers have recorded 200 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 127 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 648 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .342. As a team, the SSG Landers are earning 5.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in KBO.

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Ji Hoon Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. For his career, Choi has drilled 29 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 210 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .381 and he has a total of 922 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,720 times and has delivered a hit 665 times. He has fanned 346 times and earned a walk on 213 occasions, contributing to a .337 OBP. Choi has earned a batting average of .274 for his baseball career, in addition to 385 scored runs and an OPS of .718.

The Landers have stolen 106 bags and have been caught 37 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.9%. The SSG Landers are sitting with 3,320 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,164 assists and 109 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .976 which has them ranked 9th in the league and they have turned 112 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.58. Landers pitchers have conceded 147 home runs and also 734 runs in total (1st in the league). SSG has given up 1,188 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 667 earned runs. The Landers have an ERA of 5.43 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,031 batters.

LG has accounted for 94 home runs for the season to go along with 655 RBIs. They have 201 doubles, while walking 549 times as well as earning 689 runs. The LG Twins have tallied an OBP of .367 and a team batting average of .282 on the season. The Twins hold a team SLG% of .409 and they earn 5.56 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have been rung up on 837 occasions (9th in the league) and have a total of 1,196 hits.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Hong has tallied a walk 461 times while striking out on 483 tries. He has accounted for 490 runs in addition to having earned 287 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .430 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .830. He has hit a home run 18 times, with 1,003 bases in total and also a .399 slugging %. During the 2,513 official at-bats in his pro career, Hong has hit .310 with 779 base hits.

The LG Twins have turned 112 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Twins have recorded 1,156 assists, 93 errors and are sitting with 3,297 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 144 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 110 times and been caught 34 times (23.6% caught stealing rate).

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.508 in addition to having a FIP of 5.22 as a pitching staff on the year. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,189. The LG pitching staff have allowed 637 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.68 (571 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.99 (932 strikeouts vs 468 free passes). They have surrendered 109 homers and they relinquish 5.22 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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