Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (47-44, 5th in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, August 12, 2023, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (38-49, 8th in KBO).

Doosan owns a slugging percentage of .370 and have been rung up 616 times, while getting the free base on 319 occasions. They have 349 runs batted in in addition to 791 hits on the year, and their team batting average is at .254. The Bears have recorded 133 doubles as a squad and have hit 63 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 382 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 8th in KBO.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his career, Ho has slapped 50 balls out of the park while knocking in 558 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .385 in addition to racking up 1,738 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 5,116 times and got on base with a hit 1,320 times. He has gone down on strikes 406 times and has gotten a free base on 362 at-bats, contributing to a .356 on-base percentage. Ho has an average at the plate of .292 for his baseball career, in addition to 683 runs scored and an OPS of .741.

The Doosan Bears have accumulated 2,464 putouts on the year, in addition to 813 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which ranks 8th in the league and they have turned 70 double plays. The Bears have swiped 35 bags and have been thrown out 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 45.3%.

The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 4.01 on the campaign (4th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 666 batters. Bears pitchers have allowed 55 long balls and also 411 total runs (6th in baseball). Doosan has conceded 800 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 366 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36.

Hanwha has a total of 63 home runs this season to go along with 356 RBIs. They have hit 135 doubles, while walking 361 times and scoring 381 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a batting average of .239 for the season. The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .346 and they score 4.14 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have struck out on 769 occasions (1st in baseball) and have 752 base knocks.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has earned a free base 356 times while striking out on 461 attempts. He has accumulated 339 runs and has 217 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .360 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .717. He has gone deep 31 times, with 833 total bases and a .357 slugging %. For the 2,336 at-bats in his career, Jung has an average at the plate of .262 with 612 hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 78 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 896 assists, 65 errors and have accumulated 2,504 putouts on the season. Out of their 92 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 55 times and been caught 37 times (40.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 413 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.07 (377 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 58 HR's and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.369 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.45 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 (695 strikeouts against 349 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 793.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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