Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/5/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (76-49, 1st in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (58-63, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

The Eagles have tallied 194 two-baggers as a team and have hit 115 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .407 and have been rung up 911 times, while taking a walk on 454 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 5.3 runs per outing, which is 6th in KBO. They have accrued 617 runs batted in as well as 1,173 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average sits at .274. They have notched a total of 657 runs while holding a team OBP of .351.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has accrued an average at the plate of .273 for his career, in addition to 431 runs scored and an OPS of .812. He has fanned 659 times and earned a walk on 311 occasions, contributing to a .353 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Perlaza has drilled 90 baseballs over the fence while driving in 375 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .459 and he has totaled 1,172 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 2,903 times and came through with a base hit 698 times.

The Eagles have stolen 95 bases and have been thrown out 37 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.0%. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 3,274 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,144 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which puts them in 4th in the league and they have turned 114 double plays.

The Eagles have a team earned run average of 4.88 for the season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 973 batters. Hanwha has relinquished 1,202 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 592 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Eagles pitchers have allowed 111 home runs and also 655 runs in total (7th in the league).

Kia has compiled 145 HRs for the season as well as 720 RBIs. They have hit 241 doubles, while getting a free base 472 times as well as earning 756 runs. The Kia Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .371 as well as a batting average of .301 so far this year. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .461 and they earn 5.95 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have struck out on 801 instances (10th in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,365 hits.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Brito has recorded a walk 497 times while going down on strikes on 1,356 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .335 and he has a lifetime OPS of .774. For the 6,486 at-bats in his career, Brito has hit .284 and has racked up 1,840 base hits. He has recorded 985 runs and also has 870 RBIs. He has gone yard 159 times, as well as 2,850 total bases and also a .439 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 114 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,241 assists, 130 errors and have accumulated 3,408 putouts for the year. Of their 129 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 100 times and been caught 29 times (22.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.498 with a FIP of 5.46 as a team for the year. They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,213. The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 689 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.51 (569 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.00 (980 strikeouts vs 489 bases on balls). They have given up 135 dingers and they allow 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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