Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (57-66, 8th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (60-66, 7th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, September 13, 2024.

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are earning 5.3 runs/g, which has them at 8th in KBO. They have racked up 674 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. The Eagles have hit 196 doubles as a squad and have knocked 118 balls out of the park. They have amassed 632 runs batted in as well as 1,215 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .272. Hanwha is slugging .403 and have struck out 949 times, while getting the free base on 473 occasions.

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Chi Hong An is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Ahn has accrued an average at the plate of .297 for his time in baseball, with 894 runs scored and an OPS of .800. He has been struck out 915 times and has taken a walk on 599 occasions, contributing to a .364 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Ahn has slapped 152 baseballs over the fence while driving in 902 runs. His career slugging percentage is .436 and he has a total of 2,666 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 6,953 times and has come through with a base knock 1,819 times.

The Eagles have stolen 100 bags and have been thrown out 40 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.6%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 3,407 putouts this year, as well as 1,186 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which ranks 3rd in KBO and have a total of 119 double plays.

The Eagles have a team earned run average of 4.94 so far this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,012 batters. Eagles pitchers have conceded 116 home runs and 687 runs in total (8th in KBO). Hanwha has surrendered 1,260 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) as well as 623 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.52.

The Lotte Giants have compiled a team on-base percentage of .349 in addition to a batting average of .283 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 961 occasions (7th in baseball) and have totaled 1,274 hits. Lotte has accounted for 113 long balls on the campaign and 663 RBIs. The Giants have a team SLG% of .428 and they are recording 5.53 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have recorded 251 doubles, while getting a free base 427 times as well as recording 702 runs.

Seung Min Go is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. In the 1,035 at-bats in his pro career, Go has earned a batting average of .280 with 290 hits. He has hit the long ball 19 times, with 426 bases in total and a .412 slugging percentage. Go has tallied a walk 111 times while striking out on 214 occasions. He has recorded 150 runs in addition to having earned 131 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .347 and he holds a career OPS of .759.

The Lotte Giants have turned 128 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in the league). The Giants have recorded 1,275 assists, 109 errors and have 3,389 putouts on the campaign. Of their 113 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 81 times and been caught 32 times (28.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 697 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.09 (638 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 126 homers and they relinquish 5.55 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.541 in addition to having a FIP of 5.55 as a pitching staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 (996 strikeouts against 475 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,265.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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