Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Chan Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (75-49, 1st in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (57-63, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

The Eagles have accumulated 193 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 113 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .405 and have been called out on strikes 907 times, while being walked on 451 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 6th in the league. They have earned 610 RBI's and 1,160 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .273. They have notched a total of 650 runs scored and have an OBP of .350.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .266 for his time in baseball, with 346 runs scored and an OPS of .793. He has gone down on strikes 620 times and earned a walk on 289 occasions, contributing to a .352 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Noh has slapped 92 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 381 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .441 in addition to racking up 1,018 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,640 times and has notched a hit 613 times.

The Eagles have swiped 95 bases and have been caught 37 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.0%. The Hanwha Eagles have notched a total of 3,247 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,135 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which ranks 5th in Korean baseball and have 113 double plays.

The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 4.92 this season (6th in the league), and they have struck out 962 hitters. Eagles pitchers have conceded 111 long balls in addition to 654 runs in total (7th in KBO). Hanwha has surrendered 1,197 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 591 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .370 in addition to a batting average of .300 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 797 instances (10th in KBO) and have totaled 1,353 base hits. Kia has compiled 145 long balls on the season to go along with 713 runs batted in. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .461 and they tally 5.94 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have hit 240 doubles, while walking 470 times and putting up 749 runs.

Chan Ho Park is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Park has earned a walk 266 times while going down on strikes on 459 occasions. He has a total of 426 runs and racked up 304 RBIs. His OBP is .320 and he has a lifetime OPS of .644. He has hit a home run 16 times, with 973 bases in total and a .324 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,000 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has compiled an average at the plate of .261 in addition to having 782 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 113 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,231 assists, 130 errors and have earned a total of 3,381 putouts for the year. Out of their 129 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 100 times and been caught 29 times (22.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.500 and have a FIP of 5.46 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,204. The Kia pitching staff have given up 684 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.50 (564 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 (974 strikeouts vs 487 bases on balls). They have allowed 133 homers and they give up 5.46 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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