SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (36-33, 5th in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (38-31, 4th in KBO).

The Landers have recorded 108 two-baggers as a team and have hit 68 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging percentage of .410 and have struck out 535 times, while getting the free base on 248 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 6th in baseball. They have 347 runs batted in in addition to 668 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .274. They have accumulated 363 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .349.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 23 balls out of the park while driving in 190 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .374 and he has accumulated 840 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 2,522 times and has come through with a base knock 615 times. He has been struck out 326 times and has taken a walk on 199 occasions, contributing to a .338 OBP. Choi has a batting average of .274 for his time in baseball, with 351 scored runs and an OPS of .712.

The Landers have swiped 63 bases and have been thrown out 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 30.8%. The SSG Landers have notched a total of 1,857 putouts thus far, as well as 644 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which has them sitting 9th in Korean baseball and they have turned 56 double plays.

The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 5.09 for the year (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 583 hitters. Landers pitchers have yielded 69 home runs and also 386 total runs (2nd in KBO). SSG has yielded 638 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 350 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53.

Samsung has accumulated 73 home runs for the year in addition to 328 RBIs. They have recorded 111 doubles, while getting a free base 251 times as well as scoring 346 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned an OBP of .345 in addition to a batting average of .268 this year. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .409 and they score 4.94 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 558 instances (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 654 base hits.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has drawn a free base 41 times while striking out on 120 chances. His OBP comes in at .316 and he has earned a career OPS of .748. During the 359 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .237 with 85 hits. He has accrued 51 runs in addition to having 50 runs batted in. He has homered 17 times, as well as 155 total bases and a .432 slugging percentage.

Out of their 92 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 67 times and been caught 25 times (27.2% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 46 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in the league). The Lions have recorded 594 assists, 43 errors and have amassed 1,881 putouts over the course of the season.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.461 and have a FIP of 5.00 as a squad so far this year. They come in at 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 665. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 348 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.67 (325 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 (489 strikeouts vs 251 bases on balls). They have yielded 73 homers and they concede 5.00 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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