Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (65-41, 1st in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (42-59, 9th in KBO) on Friday, September 1, 2023.

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have earned 448 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .322. The Eagles have hit 158 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 76 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 420 RBI's as well as 874 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .239. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .348 and have struck out 876 times, while drawing a walk on 403 occasions.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. For his professional baseball career, Noh has slapped 66 balls out of the park while knocking in 285 runs. His slugging percentage is .432 in addition to earning 759 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 2,011 times and came through with a base base hit 460 times. He has struck out 482 times and has taken a walk on 225 at-bats, contributing to a .348 OBP. Noh has earned a batting average of .262 in his time in baseball, in addition to 246 runs scored and an OPS of .780.

The Eagles have swiped 66 bases and have been thrown out 37 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 35.9%. The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 2,906 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,040 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 1st in KBO and have a total of 85 double plays.

The Eagles have an earned run average of 4.23 so far this season (7th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 796 hitters. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 69 home runs and also 503 total runs (4th in the league). Hanwha has relinquished 934 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 455 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37.

LG has recorded 68 home runs this year in addition to 551 runs batted in. They have put up 180 two-baggers, while taking a walk 457 times and scoring 590 runs. The LG Twins are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .366 and a batting average of .282 so far this year. The Twins have a SLG% of .397 and they are recording 5.46 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have struck out on 621 occasions (10th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,048 base hits.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Hong has earned a free base 328 times while striking out on 345 chances. He has accrued 354 runs and has 191 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .425 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .820. He has gone yard 11 times, as well as 719 bases in total and also a .395 slugging %. For the 1,818 official at-bats in his pro career, Hong has earned a batting average of .303 in addition to 551 hits.

Out of their 108 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 85 times and been caught 23 times (21.3% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 99 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .976 (10th in KBO). The Twins have accrued 1,001 assists, 98 errors and have amassed 2,934 putouts during this campaign.

The LG pitching staff have conceded 465 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.70 (402 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 56 HR's and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.342 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.07 (758 strikeouts vs 366 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 946.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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