Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/6/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Chi Hong An and the Hanwha Eagles (59-63, 6th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, September 6, 2024, where they'll meet the LG Twins (66-58, 3rd in KBO).

The Eagles have recorded 195 doubles as a team and have hit 115 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .406 and have struck out 918 times, while being walked on 457 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 5.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have earned 621 runs batted in as well as 1,185 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .274. They have accumulated 662 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .351.

Get all of our Free KBO Picks

Chi Hong An is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Ahn has drilled 152 balls out of the park while knocking in 902 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 6,942 times and has come through with a hit 1,818 times. Ahn has an average at the plate of .298 for his baseball career, in addition to 893 runs scored and an OPS of .800. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .436 and he has racked up 2,664 bases. He has been struck out 914 times and has taken a walk on 598 occasions, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 3,304 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,152 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which puts them in 5th in the league and have a total of 114 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 95 bases and have been gunned down 38 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.6%.

The Eagles have a team earned run average of 4.87 on the year (5th in baseball), and they have struck out 983 hitters. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 113 home runs in addition to 659 runs (8th in KBO). Hanwha has surrendered 1,209 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 596 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The LG Twins have earned a team OBP of .367 in addition to a team batting average of .282 this season. They have struck out on 847 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 1,212 base knocks. LG has recorded 97 HRs for the season to go along with 664 RBIs. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .409 and they score 5.55 runs per game (3rd in the league). The have tallied 206 doubles, while getting a free base 554 times as well as recording 699 runs.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. During the 8,092 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has an average at the plate of .310 with 2,512 base hits. He has homered 256 times, as well as 3,807 total bases and also a .470 slugging %. Kim has drawn a free base 1,067 times while striking out on 990 chances. He has amassed 1,241 runs in addition to having 1,460 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .391 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .861.

The LG Twins have turned 115 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Twins have recorded 1,168 assists, 94 errors and are sitting with 3,348 putouts on the season. Out of their 146 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 112 times and been caught 34 times (23.3% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.502 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.19 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.01 (948 strikeouts against 471 free passes). They rank 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 1,205. They have surrendered 109 long balls and they surrender 5.19 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The LG pitching staff have given up 644 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.66 (578 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here