Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (44-62, 10th in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, September 9, 2023, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (51-71, 9th in KBO).

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 10th in KBO. They have tallied 466 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .321. The Eagles have earned 164 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 78 balls out of the park. They have 437 runs batted in in addition to 909 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .238. Hanwha has a slugging % of .346 and have been called out on strikes 925 times, while getting the free base on 420 occasions.

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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Chae has compiled an average at the plate of .294 for his time in baseball, in addition to 494 scored runs and an OPS of .800. He has been struck out 701 times and earned a walk on 281 at-bats, contributing to a .357 OBP. For his career, Chae has hit 112 balls out of the park while knocking in 659 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .443 in addition to racking up 1,659 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 4,216 times and has delivered a base hit 1,104 times.

The Eagles have swiped 66 bases and have been thrown out 39 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 37.1%. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with 3,038 putouts this season, as well as 1,084 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which ranks 1st in KBO and have accumulated 87 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.00 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39. Eagles pitchers have given up 72 long balls and 535 total runs (4th in the league). Hanwha has conceded 992 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 483 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 4.29 on the season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 819 hitters.

The Heroes hold a team slugging % of .350 and they are scoring 4.22 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have notched 193 two-baggers, while getting a free base 425 times as well as scoring 528 runs. Kiwoom is sitting with 54 home runs so far this year to go along with 506 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 963 occasions (1st in the league) and are sitting with 1,132 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team on-base percentage of .330 and a team batting average of .259 for the year.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has recorded a walk 383 times while being called out on strikes on 304 attempts. He has tallied 581 runs in addition to having 515 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .407 and he has earned a career OPS of .898. He has homered 65 times, in addition to having 1,706 total bases and also a .491 slugging percentage. In the 3,475 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has an average at the plate of .340 and has racked up 1,181 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 1,238 assists, 97 errors and have a tally of 3,358 putouts so far this year. Of their 151 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 112 times and been caught 39 times (25.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.426 in addition to having a FIP of 4.83 as a squad on the year. They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,152. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 601 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.32 (537 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (845 strikeouts vs 444 walks). They have relinquished 74 homers and they give up 4.83 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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