Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers 11/8/22 - KBO League Picks & Predictions
The Heroes are in the game that the Kiwoom team must win on the road or lose the series. The Heroes in the game on Monday ended up losing to the game to Landers by a score of 5-4. The loss was somewhat expected as the Landers team is a great home team and one that has not really lost much at home.
In the losing effort the Kiwoom team ended up getting a total of 8 hits in the game. However, the Heroes did have a defensive error in the game. The Landers team during the win had an error, but was able to overcome the error and secure the win with only 6 hits in the game.
Tyler Eppler is the pitcher the Heroes are putting on the mound. Eppler in the regular season posted a 6-8 record and a 4.30 ERA with a 1.51 WHIP. The season seen Eppler throw only 140 1/3 innings while striking out 86 batters and walking 40 of them.
SSG is countering with Wilmer Font on the mound. Font pitched decent with a 13-6 record and a 2.69 ERA while posting a 0.95 WHIP. Wilmer did throw a total of 184 innings on the year and struck out only 170 batters while walking only 34 batters.
The SSG Landers team is going to become the Korean Baseball champions after this game. Wilmer Font has not lost to Kiwoom on the year and is 3-0 with a 0.62 ERA against the Heroes. That is compared to Eppler who is 0-1 with a 5.27 ERA against Landers. Look for the SSG offense to get a jump on Eppler and secure the win. Final Score Prediction, SSG Landers win 7-2.