SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (57-63, 7th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (59-67, 8th in KBO) on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

The Landers have tallied 200 doubles as a team and have hit 127 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging percentage of .410 and have struck out 966 times, while drawing a walk on 423 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are notching 5.1 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have accrued 621 RBI's and 1,186 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .270. They have earned 648 runs and have an OBP of .341.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has hit 29 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 210 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 2,720 times and has notched a hit 665 times. Choi has recorded a batting average of .274 for his time in baseball, in addition to 385 scored runs and an OPS of .718. His career slugging percentage is .381 and he has a total of 922 bases. He has struck out 346 times and has gotten a free base on 213 occasions, contributing to a .337 OBP.

The Landers have stolen 108 bases and have been caught 37 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 25.5%. The SSG Landers have earned 3,344 putouts on the year, as well as 1,178 assists and 111 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and they have turned 113 double plays.

The Landers have an earned run average of 5.41 over the course of the season (10th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 1,035 batters. SSG has yielded 1,195 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 670 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.57. Landers pitchers have surrendered 148 home runs in addition to 739 total runs (1st in baseball).

The Lotte Giants are sitting with a team OBP of .350 in addition to a batting average of .283 so far this year. They have struck out on 932 occasions (7th in KBO) and have a total of 1,233 hits. Lotte has a total of 113 long balls so far this season to go along with 652 RBIs. The Giants hold a slugging % of .431 and they average 5.62 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have hit 244 doubles, while getting a free base 416 times as well as putting up 691 runs.

Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Yoon has tallied a walk 83 times while striking out on 165 chances. His on-base percentage is .348 and he has earned a career OPS of .750. Over the course of the 859 at-bats in his pro career, Yoon has recorded a batting average of .286 with 246 hits. He has recorded 132 runs and notched 111 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 14 times, with 345 bases in total and also a .402 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 127 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (7th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 1,233 assists, 103 errors and have 3,272 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 110 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 78 times and been caught 32 times (29.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 666 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.03 (609 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 123 homers and they yield 5.50 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.530 and have a FIP of 5.50 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.11 (965 strikeouts vs 457 free passes). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,211.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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