Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (42-55, 8th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (45-60, 9th in KBO) on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

The Lions have earned 163 doubles as a unit and have hit 67 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .375 and have struck out 717 times, while being walked on 346 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have 446 runs batted in as well as 972 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .266. They have earned a total of 469 runs and hold an OBP of .335.

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Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kang has hit 317 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,146 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .462 and he has a total of 3,282 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 8,139 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,959 times. He has struck out 1,460 times and earned a walk on 759 at-bats, contributing to a .355 OBP. Kang has an average at the plate of .275 for his baseball career, with 907 scored runs and an OPS of .817.

The Samsung Lions have a tally of 2,845 putouts this year, as well as 1,059 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and have a total of 85 double plays. The Lions have swiped 55 bases and have been thrown out 23 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 29.5%.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.58 on the year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 676 hitters. Samsung has conceded 1,046 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 483 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have conceded 88 home runs and also 534 total runs (2nd in KBO).

Hanwha has hit 74 home runs so far this season as well as 413 RBIs. They have put up 154 doubles, while taking a walk 394 times as well as racking up 438 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .242 over the course of the season. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .352 and they score 4.25 runs per outing (8th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 852 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have accounted for 854 base knocks.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. During the 1,741 at-bats in his pro career, Noh has accrued an average at the plate of .262 in addition to having 457 base hits. He has gone deep 66 times, with 756 total bases and a .434 slugging %. Noh has tallied a free base 224 times while fanning on 477 chances. He has scored 246 runs and also has 284 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .349 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .783.

Of their 102 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 65 times and been caught 37 times (36.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 1,001 assists, 72 errors and have accounted for 2,807 putouts during this campaign.

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.371 with a FIP of 4.59 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.99 (776 strikeouts vs 390 bases on balls). They rank 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 892. They have allowed 68 long balls and they yield 4.59 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 477 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.17 (433 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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