Hanwha Eagles vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (55-55, 5th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (48-58, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, August 17, 2024.

The Eagles have tallied 170 doubles as a unit and have hit 99 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .403 and have been called out on strikes 798 times, while drawing a walk on 397 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 5.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in KBO. They have tallied 545 RBI's in addition to 1,026 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .272. They have tallied 578 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For his professional baseball career, Noh has hit 89 balls out of the park while driving in 375 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .440 and he has accumulated 993 bases. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 2,582 times and has reached base with a base hit 600 times. He has gone down on strikes 606 times and has taken a walk on 281 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .352 OBP. Noh is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 for his career, in addition to 336 runs scored and an OPS of .792.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 2,872 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,013 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which has them sitting 4th in KBO and they have turned 102 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 91 bases and have been caught 34 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 27.2%.

The Eagles have a team ERA of 4.96 so far this year (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 832 batters. Hanwha has given up 1,080 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 527 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.54. Eagles pitchers have allowed 93 home runs and 581 runs in total (7th in the league).

The SSG Landers hold a team on-base percentage of .345 and a team batting average of .274 on the campaign. They have struck out on 829 instances (5th in the league) and have a total of 1,054 base knocks. SSG has compiled 111 long balls this season as well as 558 runs batted in. The Landers hold a team SLG% of .414 and they are earning 5.25 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They have recorded 179 doubles, while taking a walk 377 times and scoring 583 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has earned a walk 210 times while going down on strikes on 344 plate appearances. His OBP comes in at .338 and he holds a career OPS of .718. Over the course of the 2,398 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has an average at the plate of .275 in addition to having 660 base hits. He has recorded 381 runs and also has 207 RBIs. He has gone deep 28 times, with 912 bases in total and also a .380 slugging percentage.

In their 128 chances at stealing a base, 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 have a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Landers have accrued 1,032 assists, 99 errors and have amassed 2,936 putouts this year.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.553 in addition to having a FIP of 5.84 as a squad this year. They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,031. The SSG pitching staff have conceded 635 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.28 (574 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (929 strikeouts against 488 free passes). They have given up 127 homers and they concede 5.84 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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