Hanwha Eagles vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, August 16, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Chi Hong An and the Hanwha Eagles (48-58, 9th in KBO) go to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, August 16, 2024, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (55-55, 5th in KBO).

Hanwha is slugging .403 and have been called out on strikes 798 times, while taking a walk on 397 occasions. They have 545 RBI's in addition to 1,026 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .272. The Eagles have hit 170 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 99 balls out of the park. They have earned 578 runs and hold an OBP of .349. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in KBO.

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Chi Hong An is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his pro baseball career, Ahn has hit 152 balls out of the park while driving in 901 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .437 and he has racked up 2,654 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 6,911 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,808 times. He has fanned 910 times and has walked on 594 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .363 OBP. Ahn has recorded a batting average of .297 for his career, in addition to 891 scored runs and an OPS of .800.

The Eagles have swiped 91 bases and have been caught 34 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 27.2%. The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 2,872 putouts thus far, as well as 1,013 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them sitting 4th in the league and they have turned 102 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.54. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 93 home runs and also 581 total runs (7th in KBO). Hanwha has relinquished 1,080 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 527 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team ERA of 4.96 so far this year (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 832 hitters.

The Landers hold a slugging % of .414 and they are earning 5.25 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have 179 doubles, while walking 377 times as well as notching 583 runs. SSG has recorded 111 home runs on the year in addition to 558 runs batted in. They have struck out on 829 occasions (5th in KBO) and have a total of 1,054 base hits. The SSG Landers have earned an OBP of .345 and a team batting average of .274 this year.

Seong Han Park is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. Park has drawn a free base 237 times while going down on strikes on 316 occasions. He has recorded 248 runs in addition to having earned 209 RBIs. His on-base rate is .360 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .730. He has homered 24 times, as well as 709 total bases and a .370 slugging percentage. During the 1,916 at-bats in his pro career, Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .282 in addition to 540 base hits.

Of their 128 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 96 times and been caught 32 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Landers have accrued 1,032 assists, 99 errors and have 2,936 putouts for the year.

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.553 in addition to having a FIP of 5.84 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 (929 strikeouts against 488 bases on balls). They rank 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,031. They have given up 127 homers and they yield 5.84 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The SSG pitching staff have allowed 635 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.28 (574 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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