Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/5/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (24-32, 8th in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (26-31, 7th in KBO).

The Eagles have compiled 89 doubles as a squad and have hit 55 balls out of the park. Hanwha is slugging .402 and have struck out 438 times, while being walked on 221 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have earned 285 RBI's and 519 base knocks this year, while their batting average sits at .264. They have tallied 298 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .347.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Perlaza is sitting with a batting avereage of .275 in his time in baseball, with 398 runs scored and an OPS of .818. He has fanned 599 times and has walked on 287 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .355 OBP. In his career, Perlaza has hit 82 baseballs out of the park while driving in 352 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .463 and he has a total of 1,089 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 2,678 times and has delivered with a base knock 647 times.

The Eagles have swiped 61 bases and have been thrown out 17 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 21.8%. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 1,500 putouts this year, as well as 535 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and have a total of 53 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.56. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 47 home runs and also 314 runs in total (3rd in the league). Hanwha has surrendered 554 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 293 earned runs. The Eagles have a team earned run average of 5.27 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 441 batters.

KT has knocked in 59 home runs this season as well as 301 runs batted in. They have recorded 94 doubles, while getting a free base 238 times as well as putting up 325 runs. The KT Wiz have compiled an on-base percentage of .355 in addition to a batting average of .278 on the campaign. The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .414 and they are earning 5.60 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have struck out on 450 instances (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 573 base knocks.

Mel Rojas is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Rojas has drawn a walk 750 times while fanning on 1,598 tries. His on-base % is .353 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .810. During the 6,626 at-bats in his pro career, Rojas has recorded a batting average of .276 in addition to having 1,831 base hits. He has accounted for 973 runs in addition to having 987 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 243 times, as well as 3,029 bases in total and a .457 slugging percentage.

In their 85 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 68 times and been caught 17 times (20.0% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 46 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 520 assists, 43 errors and have amassed 1,537 putouts on the season.

The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.523 with a FIP of 5.97 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.29 (447 strikeouts against 195 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 585. They have yielded 61 home runs and they yield 5.97 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The KT pitching staff have given up 340 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.61 (319 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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