Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (33-40, 8th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (34-41, 7th in KBO) on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .398 and have been called out on strikes 584 times, while taking a walk on 305 occasions. They have accumulated 379 runs batted in as well as 717 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .268. The Eagles have hit 119 two-baggers as a team and have hit 68 balls out of the park. They have racked up 399 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .351. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are compiling 5.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in KBO.

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Si Hwan Roh is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Noh has a batting average of .264 for his time in baseball, in addition to 311 scored runs and an OPS of .786. He has struck out 582 times and has been walked on 270 at-bats, contributing to a .349 OBP. In his career, Noh has hit 85 balls out of the park while knocking in 355 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .437 and he has totaled 946 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 2,468 times and got on base with a hit 570 times.

The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated 2,040 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 729 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which is 4th in the league and they have turned 70 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 74 bags and have been thrown out 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.5%.

The Eagles have an earned run average of 5.15 over the course of the season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 575 batters. Eagles pitchers have given up 65 home runs and 422 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Hanwha has allowed 763 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 389 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.57.

The Giants have a SLG% of .425 and they have an average of 5.46 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have put up 145 two-baggers, while taking a walk 241 times as well as earning 415 runs. Lotte has compiled 64 home runs for the year as well as 383 runs batted in. They have struck out on 565 occasions (7th in the league) and have 757 hits. The Lotte Giants have compiled an on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a team batting average of .282 for the season.

Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Yoon has earned a walk 61 times while striking out on 119 attempts. His OBP comes in at .349 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .740. In the 675 official at-bats in his baseball career, Yoon has an average at the plate of .292 in addition to having 197 base hits. He has accounted for 107 runs and has 80 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 7 times, with 264 total bases and also a .391 slugging percentage.

Of their 79 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 53 times and been caught 26 times (32.9% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 83 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 766 assists, 56 errors and have notched a total of 2,016 putouts this year.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.563 and have a FIP of 5.46 as a staff on the year. They have a ranking of 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 767. The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 408 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.09 (380 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.02 (572 strikeouts against 283 free passes). They have surrendered 71 long balls and they surrender 5.46 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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