Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/24/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, August 24, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (42-56, 9th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (46-60, 8th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, August 24, 2023.

Samsung has a slugging % of .374 and have struck out 725 times, while drawing a walk on 346 occasions. They have amassed 450 runs batted in and 980 hits for the season, and their batting average comes in at .266. The Lions have accrued 164 doubles as a squad and have smacked 67 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 474 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in baseball.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Lee has hit 17 balls over the fence while driving in 66 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .367 in addition to earning 213 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 636 times and came through with a base base hit 142 times. He has struck out 114 times and has gotten a free base on 34 occasions, contributing to a .289 on-base percentage. Lee has an average at the plate of .244 for his career in baseball, with 67 runs scored and an OPS of .656.

The Lions have swiped 55 bases and have been caught 23 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 29.5%. The Samsung Lions have accumulated 2,872 putouts this season, as well as 1,069 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and have 85 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.55 so far this season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 682 hitters. Lions pitchers have allowed 89 home runs in addition to 537 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Samsung has conceded 1,052 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 484 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned an on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .241 this year. They have been rung up on 858 occasions (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 860 base hits. Hanwha has accounted for 75 home runs on the year in addition to 414 RBIs. The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .351 and they earn 4.24 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have 154 two-baggers, while getting a free base 395 times and scoring 441 runs.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Over the course of the 2,347 at-bats in his baseball career, Jung has accumulated a batting average of .262 in addition to having 614 base knocks. He has hit a home run 31 times, as well as 835 bases in total and also a .356 slugging %. Jung has recorded a walk 357 times while striking out on 465 plate appearances. He has accumulated 342 runs in addition to having 217 RBIs. His OBP sits at .360 and he has a lifetime OPS of .716.

The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 84 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Eagles have accrued 1,008 assists, 74 errors and have a tally of 2,834 putouts so far this year. Out of their 102 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 65 times and been caught 37 times (36.3% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.366 with a FIP of 4.59 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.01 (784 strikeouts against 390 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 900. They have conceded 68 home runs and they relinquish 4.59 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 482 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.14 (434 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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