Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles
Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (64-63, 4th in KBO) are headed to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (57-63, 6th in KBO).
Doosan has a slugging % of .425 and have been called out on strikes 983 times, while being walked on 456 occasions. They have recorded 665 runs batted in in addition to 1,248 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .278. The Bears have compiled 214 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 134 balls out of the stadium. They have 703 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are earning 5.5 runs per contest, which is 4th in KBO.
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Seung Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Kang has hit 47 baseballs out of the park while driving in 270 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he approached the plate 2,162 times and has notched a hit 514 times. Kang has hit .261 for his time in baseball, with 276 scored runs and an OPS of .406. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .406 in addition to having tallied 802 bases. He has fanned 535 times and earned a walk on 119 occasions, contributing to a .307 OBP.
The Doosan Bears are sitting with 3,458 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,142 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have a total of 100 double plays. The Bears have stolen 89 bases and have been thrown out 28 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 23.9%.
Their K/BB ratio is 1.87 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have conceded 120 home runs and also 679 runs in total (4th in the league). Doosan has given up 1,202 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 622 earned runs. The Bears have a team ERA of 4.86 this year (5th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 975 hitters.
The Hanwha Eagles have compiled an OBP of .350 and a team batting average of .273 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 907 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 1,160 hits. Hanwha has accounted for 113 long balls on the campaign to go along with 610 RBIs. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .405 and they score 5.33 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have 193 doubles, while walking 451 times and scoring 650 runs.
Chi Hong An is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Over the course of the 6,096 at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has accrued an average at the plate of .297 in addition to having 1,813 hits. He has hit it out of the park 152 times, with 2,659 bases in total and a .436 slugging percentage. Ahn has drawn a free base 598 times while going down on strikes on 914 plate appearances. He has accumulated 892 runs and has 902 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .364 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .800.
In their 132 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 95 times and been caught 37 times (28.0% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 113 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have racked up 1,135 assists, 91 errors and have earned a total of 3,247 putouts on the campaign.
The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 654 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.92 (591 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 111 long balls and they relinquish 5.44 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.518 and have a FIP of 5.44 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 (962 strikeouts vs 446 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,197.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Hanwha and under the total runs
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