Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: SBS Sports
ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (3-4, 6th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (2-7, 9th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, April 15, 2023.
Hanwha is slugging .333 and have been called out on strikes 85 times, while being walked on 38 occasions. They have accounted for 32 RBI's and 70 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is .224. The Eagles have tallied 17 two-baggers as a team and have hit 5 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 35 runs scored and hold an OBP of .309. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in KBO.
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Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Chae has hit 99 baseballs out of the park while driving in 605 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .446 and he has accumulated 1,506 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 3,790 times and came through with a base hit 1,004 times. He has struck out 621 times and earned a walk on 243 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .357 on-base percentage. Chae has earned a batting average of .298 for his time in baseball, in addition to 444 runs scored and an OPS of .803.
The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated 245 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 86 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which ranks 5th in KBO and have earned 7 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 4 bags and have been caught 2 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 33.3%.
The Eagles have compiled a team earned run average of 4.21 this year (6th in the league), and they have struck out 63 hitters. Hanwha has conceded 78 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 38 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.85 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38. Eagles pitchers have given up 6 home runs and 41 runs in total (5th in the league).
The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .396 and they are earning 5.43 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They hit 13 two-baggers, while taking a walk 18 times and scoring 38 runs. KT has tallied 5 HRs so far this year to go along with 37 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 64 occasions (4th in baseball) and have totaled 69 hits. The KT Wiz hold an OBP of .315 and a batting average of .271 over the course of the season.
ByungHo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Park has recorded a free base 21 times while striking out on 80 tries. He has recorded 28 runs in addition to having 24 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .275 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .684. He has gone yard 12 times, in addition to having 88 total bases and also a .409 slugging percentage. During the 215 at-bats in his pro career, Park has earned a batting average of .191 with 41 hits.
The KT Wiz have turned 10 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in KBO). The Wiz have racked up 72 assists, 3 errors and have a tally of 186 putouts so far this season. In their 12 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 11 times and been caught 1 time (8.3% caught stealing percentage).
The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.403 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.50 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.15 (43 strikeouts against 20 walks). They come in at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 67. They have conceded 4 long balls and they surrender 4.50 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The KT pitching staff have conceded 31 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.35 (30 earned runs allowed).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT
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