SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (53-48, 3rd in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (51-49, 5th in KBO) on Sunday, August 4, 2024.

The Landers have tallied 160 doubles as a team and have hit 98 balls out of the stadium. SSG is slugging .411 and have been called out on strikes 756 times, while being walked on 351 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are knocking in 5.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have recorded 507 runs batted in in addition to 963 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .274. They have earned 531 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .347.

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Seong Han Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Park has drilled 24 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 207 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 2,166 times and has reached base with a base hit 535 times. Park has recorded a batting average of .284 in his time in baseball, in addition to 245 runs scored and an OPS of .735. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .373 and he has a total of 703 bases. He has struck out 308 times and has gotten a free base on 232 occasions, which has contributed to a .362 on-base percentage.

The Landers have swiped 83 bases and have been thrown out 32 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 27.8%. The SSG Landers have accumulated 2,676 putouts this season, as well as 945 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which has them sitting 9th in the league and have accumulated 87 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.91 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Landers pitchers have yielded 114 home runs in addition to 572 total runs (2nd in the league). SSG has surrendered 921 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 513 earned runs. The Landers have compiled a team earned run average of 5.18 for the season (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 842 hitters.

The Lions have a SLG% of .414 and they have an average of 5.12 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have 149 doubles, while walking 379 times as well as notching 527 runs. Samsung has a total of 120 home runs so far this season as well as 499 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 819 instances (2nd in the league) and have recorded 937 base knocks. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .344 and a team batting average of .265 so far this season.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kim has drawn a free base 183 times while striking out on 203 attempts. He has accumulated 284 runs in addition to having earned 106 RBIs. His on-base % is .363 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .690. He has gone yard 6 times, with 500 bases in total and a .327 slugging %. In the 1,528 at-bats in his career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .280 and has racked up 428 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 886 assists, 67 errors and have 2,749 putouts for the year. Out of their 135 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 95 times and been caught 40 times (29.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.464 in addition to having a FIP of 4.95 as a squad over the course of the season. They come in at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 980. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 504 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.57 (465 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 (705 strikeouts against 361 walks). They have relinquished 110 dingers and they surrender 4.95 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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