Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (34-40, 8th in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (35-41, 7th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, June 29, 2024.

Hanwha is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 590 times, while taking a walk on 310 occasions. They have accrued 386 runs batted in as well as 725 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .268. The Eagles have hit 120 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 70 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 407 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .351. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 5.2 runs per outing, which has them at 8th in the league.

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Chi Hong An is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Ahn has accumulated a batting average of .296 for his time in baseball, with 874 runs scored and an OPS of .797. He has fanned 899 times and has walked on 586 occasions, which contributes in part to a .362 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Ahn has drilled 148 balls out of the park while knocking in 878 runs. His slugging percentage is .435 and he has a total of 2,596 bases. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 6,791 times and has come through with a hit 1,766 times.

The Eagles have swiped 74 bases and have been gunned down 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 24.5%. The Hanwha Eagles have amassed 2,067 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 736 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 4th in Korean baseball and have earned 70 double plays.

The Eagles have an ERA of 5.12 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 586 hitters. Hanwha has conceded 773 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 392 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.94 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.56. Eagles pitchers have given up 67 home runs and 425 runs in total (3rd in KBO).

The Lotte Giants are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .284 this year. They have been rung up on 570 occasions (7th in KBO) and are sitting with 771 base knocks. Lotte has accumulated 64 home runs so far this season and 394 runs batted in. The Giants have a team slugging % of .428 and they score 5.53 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have hit 152 two-baggers, while taking a walk 247 times and scoring 426 runs.

Seung Min Go is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Go has recorded a walk 100 times while striking out on 186 occasions. He has accrued 123 runs in addition to having 105 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .352 and he holds a career OPS of .759. He has hit it out of the park 14 times, as well as 340 bases in total and a .407 slugging percentage. For the 836 at-bats in his pro career, Go is sitting with a batting avereage of .278 in addition to having 232 hits.

Out of their 79 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 53 times and been caught 26 times (32.9% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (5th in KBO). The Giants have accrued 775 assists, 56 errors and have accumulated 2,043 putouts during this campaign.

The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 410 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.05 (382 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 72 long balls and they concede 5.42 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.559 and have a FIP of 5.42 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.01 (576 strikeouts against 287 walks). They rank 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 775.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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