Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (60-67, 7th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (52-70, 8th in KBO) on Thursday, September 28, 2023.

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in KBO. They have accounted for 543 runs and have an on-base percentage of .325. The Eagles have tallied 191 doubles as a team and have hit 88 balls out of the park. They have accrued 510 RBI's and 1,049 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .240. Hanwha has a slugging % of .349 and have struck out 1,038 times, while being walked on 490 occasions.

Get all of our Free KBO Picks

Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Chae has a batting average of .293 for his career, in addition to 502 runs scored and an OPS of .798. He has gone down on strikes 709 times and earned a walk on 286 occasions, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base %. In his pro baseball career, Chae has drilled 116 balls out of the park while driving in 670 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .442 and he has totaled 1,683 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 4,281 times and has come through with a base hit 1,116 times.

The Eagles have stolen 83 bases and have been thrown out 44 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 34.6%. The Hanwha Eagles have amassed 3,467 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,231 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which ranks 1st in KBO and they have twisted 100 double plays.

The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 4.33 for the year (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 931 hitters. Hanwha has given up 1,149 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 556 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.01 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.40. Eagles pitchers have given up 85 home runs and 615 runs in total (4th in the league).

Lotte has knocked in 59 home runs so far this year and 516 runs batted in. They have put up 198 doubles, while getting a free base 463 times as well as putting up 555 runs. The Lotte Giants have compiled a team on-base percentage of .336 as well as a batting average of .262 on the campaign. The Giants hold a slugging % of .358 and they score 4.37 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 887 occasions (5th in baseball) and have a total of 1,116 base hits.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In the 5,663 at-bats in his pro career, Ahn has earned a batting average of .297 with 1,684 hits. He has homered 140 times, in addition to having 2,477 total bases and also a .437 slugging %. Ahn has drawn a walk 552 times while being called out on strikes on 847 tries. He has amassed 832 runs and notched 842 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .363 and he holds a career OPS of .800.

The Lotte Giants have twisted 96 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (4th in the league). The Giants have recorded 1,201 assists, 92 errors and have earned a total of 3,373 putouts for the year. Of their 115 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 75 times and been caught 40 times (34.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.478 in addition to having a FIP of 4.66 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.00 (947 strikeouts against 474 walks). They come in at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,187. They have relinquished 70 dingers and they give up 4.66 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 582 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (516 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here