Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

David MacKinnon and the Samsung Lions (23-18, 3rd in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (16-25, 9th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

The Eagles have tallied 69 doubles as a squad and have hit 32 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 328 times, while drawing a walk on 164 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have tallied 190 runs batted in in addition to 361 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .252. They have earned a total of 200 runs and hold an OBP of .339.

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Chi Hong An is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. In his career, Ahn has hit 143 balls over the fence while knocking in 860 runs. His slugging percentage is .435 and he has racked up 2,537 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped into the batters box 6,634 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,726 times. He has struck out 876 times and has taken a walk on 566 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .362 OBP. Ahn has accumulated a batting average of .296 for his time in baseball, in addition to 851 scored runs and an OPS of .797.

The Hanwha Eagles have notched a total of 1,107 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 397 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which ranks 6th in KBO and they have turned 39 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 39 bags and have been thrown out 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 25.0%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.60. Eagles pitchers have conceded 38 long balls and 250 runs in total (3rd in KBO). Hanwha has conceded 427 hits (10.4 per 9 innings) as well as 229 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 5.59 this season (9th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 321 batters.

The Samsung Lions have accumulated a team OBP of .350 in addition to a batting average of .267 for the season. They have been rung up on 328 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 394 base knocks. Samsung has 38 home runs this season in addition to 202 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging % of .399 and they tally 4.95 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have recorded 73 two-baggers, while walking 169 times and putting up 208 runs.

David MacKinnon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. For the 3,079 at-bats in his professional career, MacKinnon is sitting with a batting avereage of .305 and has racked up 939 base knocks. He has gone yard 62 times, in addition to having 1,328 bases in total and also a .431 slugging percentage. MacKinnon has recorded a walk 447 times while fanning on 537 attempts. He has tallied 488 runs and racked up 426 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .398 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .829.

Of their 54 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 37 times and been caught 17 times (31.5% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 29 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 356 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 1,142 putouts during this campaign.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.383 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a staff so far this season. They rank 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 378. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 197 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.45 (188 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.06 (305 strikeouts vs 148 walks). They have surrendered 41 long balls and they relinquish 4.66 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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