Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (41-42, 6th in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (37-46, 8th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

The Eagles have hit 125 doubles as a squad and have smacked 58 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .344 and have struck out 720 times, while drawing a walk on 343 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They have tallied 340 runs batted in as well as 711 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .240. They have racked up 365 runs scored while having a team OBP of .327.

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Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Jung has hit 31 balls over the fence while driving in 216 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,718 times and has delivered a hit 610 times. Jung has accumulated a batting average of .263 for his career in baseball, in addition to 338 runs scored and an OPS of .720. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .359 in addition to earning 831 bases. He has struck out 453 times and has gotten a free base on 352 occasions, contributing to a .361 OBP.

The Eagles have swiped 47 bases and have been gunned down 36 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 43.4%. The Hanwha Eagles have 2,357 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 852 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which is 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 77 double plays.

The Eagles have an earned run average of 4.02 this year (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 653 batters. Hanwha has yielded 745 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 351 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 57 long balls and also 385 total runs (7th in baseball).

The Kia Tigers have recorded an on-base percentage of .333 as well as a batting average of .262 for the year. They have struck out on 588 occasions (7th in baseball) and have recorded 750 base knocks. Kia has tallied 59 home runs this season as well as 360 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .374 and they are scoring 4.60 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have 122 two-baggers, while taking a walk 287 times and putting up 386 runs.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. For the 2,384 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has recorded a batting average of .247 in addition to having 588 base hits. He has gone deep 12 times, in addition to having 731 bases in total and also a .307 slugging %. Park has earned a walk 208 times while striking out on 405 plate appearances. He has accumulated 316 runs and notched 228 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .306 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .614.

Out of their 71 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 55 times and been caught 16 times (22.5% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have twisted 84 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (2nd in KBO). The Tigers have 746 assists, 52 errors and have earned a total of 2,225 putouts on the season.

The Kia pitching staff have given up 353 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.86 (318 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 45 dingers and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.418 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.70 (601 strikeouts against 354 free passes). They come in at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 697.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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