Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (42-56, 9th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, August 26, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (48-50, 6th in KBO).

Hanwha has a slugging rate of .351 and have been called out on strikes 858 times, while taking a walk on 395 occasions. They have amassed 414 runs batted in and 860 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .241. The Eagles have accrued 154 doubles as a squad and have hit 75 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 441 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .324. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which is 9th in KBO.

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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For his professional baseball career, Chae has slapped 111 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 656 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .443 in addition to earning 1,649 bases. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 4,183 times and has notched a base hit 1,098 times. He has gone down on strikes 696 times and has walked on 277 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .357 on-base percentage. Chae is sitting with a batting avereage of .295 for his time in baseball, with 491 scored runs and an OPS of .800.

The Hanwha Eagles have a tally of 2,834 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,008 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in the league and have 84 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 65 bases and have been thrown out 37 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 36.3%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37. Eagles pitchers have conceded 68 home runs in addition to 482 total runs (4th in the league). Hanwha has allowed 900 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 434 earned runs. The Eagles have an ERA of 4.14 on the campaign (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 784 batters.

The Kia Tigers have a team OBP of .340 and a batting average of .269 this season. They have struck out on 690 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 921 base knocks. Kia has accounted for 69 home runs this season to go along with 451 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .382 and they average 4.84 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have notched 151 two-baggers, while walking 357 times and scoring 484 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Over the course of the 5,814 at-bats in his career, Brito has hit .282 with 1,639 hits. He has hit it out of the park 132 times, as well as 2,525 bases in total and also a .434 slugging %. Brito has tallied a walk 449 times while striking out on 1,251 occasions. He has accumulated 875 runs and also has 752 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .333 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .768.

In their 91 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 70 times and been caught 21 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 92 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 906 assists, 74 errors and have amassed 2,650 putouts on the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.443 and have a FIP of 4.57 as a squad this year. They sit at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 864. The Kia pitching staff have yielded 449 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.07 (399 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.74 (712 strikeouts vs 410 bases on balls). They have yielded 58 long balls and they allow 4.57 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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