SSG Landers vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/5/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (65-58, 3rd in KBO) play the SSG Landers (59-66, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

The Landers have accumulated 200 two-baggers as a team and have hit 127 balls out of the park. SSG is slugging .412 and have struck out 954 times, while being walked on 422 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in KBO. They have recorded 621 RBI's as well as 1,182 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .271. They have earned 648 runs while having a team OBP of .342.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Heredia has recorded a batting average of .280 for his time in baseball, in addition to 642 scored runs and an OPS of .762. He has struck out 689 times and earned a walk on 399 at-bats, which has contributed to a .357 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Heredia has slapped 85 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 478 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .405 and he has a total of 1,638 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,639 times and has come through with a hit 1,131 times.

The SSG Landers have a tally of 3,320 putouts on the year, as well as 1,164 assists and 109 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them sitting 9th in KBO and they have turned 112 double plays. The Landers have stolen 106 bases and have been thrown out 37 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.9%.

The Landers hold a team ERA of 5.43 on the year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,031 hitters. SSG has surrendered 1,188 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 667 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.58. Landers pitchers have conceded 147 home runs and also 734 total runs (1st in the league).

The Twins have a team slugging % of .410 and they earn 5.55 runs per outing (3rd in baseball). They have put up 205 doubles, while getting a free base 551 times and racking up 694 runs. LG is sitting with 96 long balls for the season as well as 660 RBIs. They have been rung up on 843 instances (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,205 hits. The LG Twins have a team on-base percentage of .367 in addition to a team batting average of .282 for the season.

Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has drawn a walk 434 times while striking out on 857 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .351 and he has a lifetime OPS of .813. During the 4,514 official at-bats in his professional career, Dean has hit .286 in addition to 1,293 base hits. He has compiled 698 runs and has 704 runs batted in. He has homered 150 times, with 2,085 total bases and a .462 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 115 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in Korean baseball). The Twins have recorded 1,164 assists, 94 errors and have accounted for 3,321 putouts this season. Of their 146 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 112 times and been caught 34 times (23.3% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.509 and have a FIP of 5.24 as a staff this year. They sit at 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,201. The LG pitching staff have conceded 644 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.70 (578 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.99 (936 strikeouts vs 470 walks). They have given up 109 long balls and they relinquish 5.24 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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