Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Sang-soo Kim and the KT Wiz (49-44, 3rd in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (38-49, 8th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .346 and have struck out 769 times, while taking a walk on 361 occasions. They have accounted for 356 runs batted in and 752 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .239. The Eagles have hit 135 doubles as a squad and have smacked 63 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 381 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league.

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Eun-won Jung is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Jung has drilled 31 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 216 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,736 times and has delivered a base hit 611 times. Jung has hit .262 for his career, with 339 scored runs and an OPS of .717. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .357 and he has totaled 832 bases. He has struck out 458 times and has gotten a free base on 355 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .360 OBP.

The Eagles have swiped 55 bases and have been gunned down 37 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 40.2%. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated 2,504 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 896 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 4th in the league and have 78 double plays.

The Eagles have compiled a team earned run average of 4.07 for the season (7th in KBO), and they have rung up 695 hitters. Hanwha has allowed 793 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 377 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 58 home runs and 413 total runs (5th in baseball).

The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .367 and they are earning 4.64 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have notched 155 two-baggers, while getting a free base 345 times as well as notching 441 runs. KT has accounted for 54 HRs on the year as well as 409 runs batted in. They have struck out on 737 instances (3rd in KBO) and have notched a total of 882 base hits. The KT Wiz have recorded a team on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a batting average of .266 so far this season.

Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Over the course of the 5,391 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .272 in addition to having 1,465 base hits. He has homered 56 times, in addition to having 1,938 bases in total and also a .359 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a free base 522 times while going down on strikes on 807 attempts. He has accumulated 794 runs in addition to having earned 584 RBIs. His OBP is .343 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .702.

Of their 81 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 71 times and been caught 10 times (12.3% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 75 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Wiz have 902 assists, 70 errors and have 2,553 putouts over the course of the season.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.368 in addition to having a FIP of 4.48 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 895. The KT pitching staff have allowed 424 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.11 (389 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.39 (643 strikeouts vs 269 free passes). They have allowed 60 HR's and they surrender 4.48 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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