Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (13-14, 7th in KBO) are headed to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (9-18, 9th in KBO).

The Lions have tallied 39 doubles as a team and have smacked 20 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging % of .364 and have struck out 193 times, while getting the free base on 95 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have 119 runs batted in as well as 235 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .254. They have accounted for 121 runs scored and hold an OBP of .330.

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Jose Pirela is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his professional baseball career, Pirela has hit 17 balls out of the park while driving in 82 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .392 in addition to racking up 356 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 985 times and has delivered a hit 234 times. He has struck out 196 times and has taken a walk on 63 occasions, contributing to a .308 OBP. Pirela has recorded a batting average of .257 for his career in baseball, in addition to 113 scored runs and an OPS of .700.

The Samsung Lions have a total of 733 putouts this season, in addition to 262 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which puts them in 1st in KBO and have accumulated 18 double plays. The Lions have swiped 14 bases and have been gunned down 6 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 30.0%.

The Lions have an earned run average of 4.61 for the season (8th in the league), and they have rung up 185 batters. Samsung has yielded 253 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 125 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.87 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have given up 20 long balls and 131 total runs (3rd in KBO).

Hanwha has hit 13 long balls this season as well as 100 runs batted in. They hit 34 doubles, while walking 110 times as well as scoring 105 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have an on-base percentage of .314 as well as a team batting average of .227 this season. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .306 and they average 3.75 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 239 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have earned a total of 214 base hits.

Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Chae has earned a walk 248 times while striking out on 641 plate appearances. He has amassed 452 runs and racked up 619 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .357 and he has earned a career OPS of .802. He has homered 101 times, as well as 1,535 total bases and also a .445 slugging percentage. In the 3,446 at-bats in his pro career, Chae has compiled an average at the plate of .297 in addition to 1,025 base knocks.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (5th in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 297 assists, 22 errors and have 755 putouts over the course of the season. In their 28 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 14 times and been caught 14 times (50.0% caught stealing rate).

The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 126 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (113 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 18 long balls and they surrender 4.51 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.429 and have a FIP of 4.51 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.69 (201 strikeouts vs 119 bases on balls). They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 240.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Hanwha and under the total runs

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