SSG Landers is back on the road on Tuesday to face the LG Twins. The SSG Landers vs LG Twins 5/9/24 game is taking place at 5:30 AM EST at Jamsil Baseball Stadium. The game will be broadcast locally on SPOTV2.
SSG Landers Preview
SSG heads to the game here after getting a loss handed to them by LG in their last game. The SSG Landers team lost by a score of 8-5. The loss for Landers moved them to a record of 20-17-1 on the year which is good enough for 4th place. The Landers club on the road has posted a 9-7 mark on the year.
Kim Kwang-hyun is the starter that heads to the mound for his 9th start. Kim has posted a 3-2 record with a 5.27 ERA and a. 1.29 WHIP. Kim has thrown a total of 41 innings giving up 24 runs all of which were earned runs. Kim has allowed 41 hits, 8 homers, 12 walks, and struck out a total of 46 batters. As a club SSG has a 5.75 ERA and has given up 357 hits with 47 homers. Landers has allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .272 with a 1.55 WHIP.
SSG is hitting fairly decent with a .272 average and 200 runs. The Landers club has recorded 361 hits with 50 doubles, 1 triple, and 41 homers. The base running has seen 41 stolen bases with only 13 runners being thrown out.
LG Twins Preview
LG heads here sitting in 5th place in the KBO. The win helped the Twins move to a record of 19-18-2 on the year. However, at home the Twins are sitting on a 12-8-1 record so far.
Im Chan-kyu is the starter going to the mound for the Twins for his 9th appearance and 8th start. Im has posted an 0-3 record with a hold. However, he has a 5.50 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP. Im has thrown a total of 36 innings on the year with 23 runs of which 22 were earned given up. Chan-kyu has allowed 48 hits with 5 homers, but has walked 14 batters and struck out 38 batters. The LG team has pitched a team ERA of 4.51 on the year and have allowed only 376 hits with 32 homers. LG has ended up getting a WHIP of 1.50 with a team average of .275.
The LG club is coming in hitting at a clip of .285 with a total of 210 runs scored. The Twins have managed to record 380 hits with 62 doubles, 8 triples, and only 28 homers. Still, the Twins are great at running the bases with 66 steals and only 18 runners thrown out.
SSG Landers vs LG Twins 5/9/24 Pick: LG Twins
The LG Twins are going to have a great game here and that will show up with the number of times the Twins are able to get a steal in the game. The LG Team does not have the power to match Landers, but the Twins do know how to play small ball. In a game that will shape up to be a great pitchers matchup the base running and overall offensive effort is able to make the difference in the game here.
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