Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Chi Hong An and the Hanwha Eagles (31-37, 7th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, June 23, 2024, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (42-28, 1st in KBO).

The Eagles have tallied 112 doubles as a team and have smacked 60 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging % of .399 and have been rung up 534 times, while getting the free base on 270 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in baseball. They have accumulated 341 runs batted in in addition to 656 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is at .270. They are sitting with 359 runs while having a team OBP of .350.

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Chi Hong An is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In his professional baseball career, Ahn has hit 148 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 876 runs. His career slugging percentage is .436 in addition to racking up 2,590 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 6,761 times and has reached base with a hit 1,761 times. He has gone down on strikes 893 times and has gotten a free base on 584 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .363 OBP. Ahn has accumulated a batting average of .296 for his time in baseball, in addition to 871 runs scored and an OPS of .799.

The Eagles have swiped 68 bags and have been thrown out 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 24.4%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned 1,857 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 668 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and have earned 64 double plays.

The Eagles have a team ERA of 4.90 this year (6th in KBO), and they have 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 is 2.00 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Eagles pitchers have allowed 54 long balls in addition to 365 total runs (7th in KBO).

The Kia Tigers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .365 and a batting average of .291 so far this year. They have struck out on 467 instances (10th in KBO) and have earned 735 hits. Kia has accounted for 76 home runs so far this season as well as 386 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .440 and they are recording 5.73 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They hit 120 two-baggers, while getting a free base 278 times as well as notching 407 runs.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 845 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has an average at the plate of .296 with 250 hits. He has homered 27 times, as well as 399 total bases and a .472 slugging %. Kim has earned a walk 88 times while going down on strikes on 180 chances. He has accumulated 173 runs in addition to having 114 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .364 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .836.

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 earned a total of 1,911 putouts for the season. Out of their 76 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 59 times and been caught 17 times (22.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have allowed 348 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (294 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 71 home runs and they concede 4.92 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.473 in addition to having a FIP of 4.92 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.98 (540 strikeouts against 273 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 665.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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