Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (4-7, 8th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (6-6, 4th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

The Bears have compiled 14 doubles as a squad and have smacked 7 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .330 and have struck out 78 times, while being walked on 46 occasions. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 8th in the league. They have accounted for 43 runs batted in and 95 base knocks for the season, while their batting average sits at .241. They have tallied 48 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 226 baseballs out of the park while driving in 801 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .529 and he has racked up 2,056 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 4,522 times and also came through with a hit 1,131 times. He has been struck out 983 times and has been walked on 552 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .380 on-base %. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .291 in his time in baseball, with 684 runs scored and an OPS of .909.

The Bears have stolen 6 bases and have been thrown out 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 50.0%. The Doosan Bears have earned 322 putouts thus far, in addition to 108 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .966 which puts them in 8th in KBO and they have turned 6 double plays.

The Bears hold a team earned run average of 4.12 for the season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 92 batters. Bears pitchers have allowed 5 long balls and also 62 runs in total (3rd in the league). Doosan has allowed 114 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) and 49 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.77 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.55.

The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .330 and they earn 4.50 runs per game (4th in the league). They have notched 23 two-baggers, while taking a walk 61 times as well as racking up 54 runs. Hanwha has hit 5 long balls over the course of the season and 51 runs batted in. They have struck out on 114 instances (2nd in the league) and have totaled 101 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated an OBP of .334 as well as a batting average of .237 on the season.

Eun Seong Chae is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. During the 3,387 official at-bats in his professional career, Chae has a batting average of .299 and has racked up 1,012 base hits. He has gone deep 99 times, as well as 1,515 bases in total and a .447 slugging %. Chae has drawn a free base 245 times while being called out on strikes on 623 occasions. He has accounted for 447 runs and has 612 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .359 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .806.

Of their 7 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 4 times and been caught 3 times (42.9% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 11 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 120 assists, 9 errors and have accumulated 335 putouts for the year.

The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 51 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.80 (47 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 9 homers and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.358 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (85 strikeouts against 41 walks). They are sitting at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 110.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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