Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (42-59, 9th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (50-58, 7th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

The Giants have earned 166 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 52 balls out of the stadium. Lotte is slugging .358 and have been called out on strikes 743 times, while being walked on 399 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which is 7th in KBO. They have accumulated 447 RBI's and 947 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .261. They have accounted for 482 runs and hold an OBP of .335.

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Min Suk Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 4 baseballs out of the park while driving in 36 runs. His slugging percentage is .351 and he has racked up 136 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 435 times and has reached base with a hit 102 times. He has struck out 107 times and has been walked on 32 occasions, which has contributed to a .321 OBP. Kim has a batting average of .264 for his time in baseball, in addition to 58 runs scored and an OPS of .672.

The Giants have stolen 66 bases and have been gunned down 33 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 33.3%. The Lotte Giants have a total of 2,878 putouts this season, in addition to 1,022 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 3rd in Korean baseball and have a total of 81 double plays.

The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.34 this season (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 789 hitters. Lotte has relinquished 1,019 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 463 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have conceded 61 long balls and 518 total runs (3rd in baseball).

The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .348 and they score 4.19 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have recorded 158 doubles, while taking a walk 403 times as well as putting up 448 runs. Hanwha has a total of 76 home runs for the season to go along with 420 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 876 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have notched a total of 874 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team OBP of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .239 so far this season.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For the 1,756 at-bats in his pro career, Noh has a batting average of .262 with 460 base knocks. He has homered 66 times, with 759 total bases and also a .432 slugging %. Noh has tallied a walk 225 times while being called out on strikes on 482 occasions. He has amassed 246 runs in addition to having 285 RBIs. His OBP is .348 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .780.

The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (1st in KBO). The Eagles have 1,040 assists, 74 errors and have notched a total of 2,906 putouts over the course of the season. In their 103 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 66 times and been caught 37 times (35.9% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.372 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.67 as a team on the campaign. They rank 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 934. The Hanwha pitching staff have relinquished 503 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.23 (455 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.02 (796 strikeouts vs 394 walks). They have relinquished 69 home runs and they yield 4.67 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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