Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (42-28, 1st in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (31-37, 7th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, June 21, 2024.

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in the league. They have accumulated 359 runs while holding a team OBP of .350. The Eagles have compiled 112 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 60 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 341 RBI's and 656 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is at .270. Hanwha has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 534 times, while being walked on 270 occasions.

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Si Hwan Roh is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .264 for his time in baseball, in addition to 306 runs scored and an OPS of .786. He has fanned 576 times and has been walked on 268 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .349 on-base percentage. In his career, Noh has hit 84 balls out of the park while driving in 348 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .437 and he has a total of 934 bases. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 2,438 times and has come through with a base hit 563 times.

The Eagles have stolen 68 bases and have been thrown out 22 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.4%. The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 1,857 putouts for the season, as well as 668 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which has them sitting 3rd in KBO and they have turned 64 double plays.

The Eagles are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.90 for the year (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 534 batters. Hanwha has given up 676 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 337 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.00 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Eagles pitchers have allowed 54 home runs and 365 total runs (7th in the league).

Kia is sitting with 76 home runs this year and 386 runs batted in. They have hit 120 doubles, while walking 278 times as well as racking up 407 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .365 as well as a batting average of .291 over the course of the season. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .440 and they are earning 5.73 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 467 occasions (10th in the league) and have 735 base hits.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Over the course of the 7,706 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 in addition to 2,397 hits. He has hit a home run 385 times, as well as 4,096 total bases and a .532 slugging %. Choi has earned a walk 1,107 times while fanning on 1,362 plate appearances. He has amassed 1,265 runs and has 1,607 RBIs. His on-base rate is .401 and he also has a career OPS of .933.

Out of their 76 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 59 times and been caught 17 times (22.4% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 75 double plays and have a fielding rate of .974 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 711 assists, 71 errors and have a total of 1,911 putouts this year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.473 in addition to having a FIP of 4.92 as a team this year. They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 665. The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 348 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.15 (294 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 1.98 (540 strikeouts vs 273 free passes). They have allowed 71 long balls and they allow 4.92 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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