Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (37-47, 8th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, August 6, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (41-43, 6th in KBO).

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have racked up 366 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .325. The Eagles have recorded 127 doubles as a team and have hit 59 balls out of the park. They have 341 runs batted in as well as 717 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .239. Hanwha owns a slugging percentage of .343 and have been called out on strikes 732 times, while being walked on 345 occasions.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has hit .261 in his time in baseball, with 231 runs scored and an OPS of .768. He has struck out 463 times and has walked on 213 occasions, which contributes in part to a .347 on-base %. In his career, Noh has drilled 58 balls over the fence while driving in 261 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .421 in addition to racking up 710 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 1,928 times and came through with a base base knock 440 times.

The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with 2,393 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 862 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which ranks 4th in the league and have a total of 77 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 50 bases and have been caught 36 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 41.9%.

The Eagles have a team ERA of 4.01 this season (6th in KBO), and they have rung up 665 batters. Hanwha has relinquished 754 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 355 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 57 home runs and 389 total runs (7th in baseball).

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .374 and they are earning 4.61 runs per outing (4th in baseball). They have hit 124 two-baggers, while walking 290 times as well as putting up 392 runs. Kia has 60 home runs on the season as well as 365 runs batted in. They have struck out on 592 instances (9th in the league) and have tallied 757 base hits. The Kia Tigers are sitting with an OBP of .333 as well as a batting average of .262 this year.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Choi has tallied a walk 1,060 times while being called out on strikes on 1,300 occasions. He has compiled 1,204 runs and racked up 1,514 RBIs. His on-base % is .402 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .934. He has homered 368 times, as well as 3,896 total bases and a .532 slugging %. In the 7,319 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .311 in addition to 2,279 hits.

Of their 73 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 56 times and been caught 17 times (23.3% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have twisted 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (2nd in the league). The Tigers have 756 assists, 52 errors and have a tally of 2,251 putouts for the year.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.424 and have a FIP of 4.32 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.69 (606 strikeouts vs 358 free passes). They rank 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 710. They have yielded 45 dingers and they allow 4.32 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have given up 360 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.90 (325 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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