Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/26/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (51-42, 2nd in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (38-53, 9th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, July 26, 2024.

The Eagles have accounted for 145 doubles as a team and have hit 80 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging % of .395 and have struck out 696 times, while taking a walk on 351 occasions. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 5.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have accounted for 448 RBI's as well as 867 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .268. They have earned a total of 476 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .348.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For his pro baseball career, Perlaza has hit 84 balls over the fence while driving in 363 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .459 and he has a total of 1,119 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 2,770 times and has reached base with a base hit 666 times. He has struck out 620 times and earned a walk on 296 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .353 OBP. Perlaza has a batting average of .273 for his career in baseball, in addition to 412 runs scored and an OPS of .812.

The Eagles have stolen 83 bags and have been gunned down 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.9%. The Hanwha Eagles have amassed 2,470 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 867 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 4th in the league and have accumulated 87 double plays.

The Eagles have an earned run average of 5.03 for the year (6th in baseball), and they have struck out 708 hitters. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 78 home runs and 502 runs in total (4th in the league). Hanwha has surrendered 923 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 460 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.54.

The Twins have a slugging percentage of .406 and they average 5.51 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have hit 144 doubles, while taking a walk 426 times as well as scoring 523 runs. LG has tallied 72 home runs on the season as well as 495 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 640 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 911 base hits. The LG Twins have a team on-base percentage of .368 and a team batting average of .282 this year.

Austin Dean is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Dean has drawn a walk 421 times while striking out on 845 chances. He has recorded 669 runs and racked up 663 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .349 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .804. He has gone deep 139 times, with 1,999 bases in total and also a .455 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,398 official at-bats in his career, Dean has accumulated a batting average of .284 with 1,250 hits.

The LG Twins have turned 83 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in Korean baseball). The Twins have recorded 879 assists, 72 errors and have notched a total of 2,523 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 117 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 91 times and been caught 26 times (22.2% caught stealing rate).

The LG pitching staff have relinquished 476 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.56 (426 earned runs given up). They have allowed 78 dingers and they allow 5.09 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.501 with a FIP of 5.09 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.93 (703 strikeouts vs 364 bases on balls). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 898.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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