Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (51-61, 8th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (56-60, 6th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .407 and have been called out on strikes 872 times, while drawing a walk on 432 occasions. They have compiled 591 RBI's in addition to 1,123 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .273. The Eagles have accounted for 188 doubles as a team and have knocked 112 balls out of the park. They have 629 runs scored while having a team OBP of .349. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 5.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 6th in KBO.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his professional baseball career, Noh has hit 91 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 378 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .442 and he has racked up 1,013 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 2,621 times and has reached base with a base knock 611 times. He has been struck out 616 times and has walked on 284 occasions, contributing to a .352 OBP. Noh has hit .266 in his time in baseball, with 343 scored runs and an OPS of .794.

The Eagles have swiped 95 bases and have been caught 36 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.5%. The Hanwha Eagles have notched a total of 3,145 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,106 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which is 5th in the league and have earned 110 double plays.

The Eagles have compiled a team earned run average of 4.91 on the season (6th in baseball), and they have struck out 927 hitters. Eagles pitchers have allowed 106 home runs and also 631 runs in total (6th in baseball). Hanwha has surrendered 1,154 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 572 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.14 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.51.

The Giants have a team SLG% of .434 and they have an average of 5.63 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have 228 doubles, while getting a free base 388 times as well as recording 647 runs. Lotte has 109 home runs on the season to go along with 608 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 854 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 1,155 hits. The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .350 and a team batting average of .283 so far this season.

Dong Hee Yoon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Yoon has tallied a walk 83 times while going down on strikes on 157 attempts. He has tallied 128 runs and also has 107 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .350 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .752. He has gone yard 14 times, in addition to having 332 bases in total and also a .402 slugging %. During the 825 at-bats in his professional career, Yoon has accumulated a batting average of .286 with 236 hits.

Of their 105 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 75 times and been caught 30 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 115 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Giants have accrued 1,150 assists, 92 errors and have a tally of 3,050 putouts so far this season.

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 628 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.07 (573 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 118 home runs and they give up 5.56 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.548 and have a FIP of 5.56 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 (898 strikeouts against 427 bases on balls). They sit at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,146.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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