Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (38-48, 9th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (52-35, 1st in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, July 19, 2024.

Kia has a slugging percentage of .452 and have struck out 572 times, while being walked on 356 occasions. They have 508 RBI's and 945 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is at .295. The Tigers have recorded 166 doubles as a team and have knocked 101 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 536 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .369. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 6.0 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For his pro baseball career, Brito has hit 154 baseballs out of the park while driving in 848 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .437 and he has accumulated 2,768 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 6,922 times and has reached base with a hit 1,788 times. He has been struck out 1,331 times and has taken a walk on 490 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .334 on-base %. Brito has compiled an average at the plate of .282 for his time in baseball, with 958 runs scored and an OPS of .771.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for 2,406 putouts this season, in addition to 911 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .973 which is 10th in KBO and they have turned 90 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 76 bases and have been caught 21 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 21.6%.

The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.44 on the year (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 681 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 90 home runs and 475 runs (3rd in baseball). Kia has allowed 857 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 396 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50.

Hanwha has hit 75 HRs on the campaign to go along with 431 RBIs. They have recorded 138 two-baggers, while taking a walk 334 times as well as notching 458 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have an on-base percentage of .349 and a team batting average of .269 on the campaign. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .396 and they average 5.20 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have struck out on 666 occasions (6th in KBO) and are sitting with 826 hits.

Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Perlaza has earned a walk 293 times while fanning on 611 chances. He has compiled 411 runs and racked up 363 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .354 and he has a lifetime OPS of .816. He has hit a home run 84 times, in addition to having 1,117 total bases and also a .462 slugging percentage. During the 2,419 official at-bats in his pro career, Perlaza has compiled an average at the plate of .275 and has racked up 665 hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 84 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in the league). The Eagles have 825 assists, 62 errors and have a total of 2,341 putouts on the season. Out of their 107 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 81 times and been caught 26 times (24.3% caught stealing rate).

The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 470 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.98 (432 earned runs allowed). They have given up 71 homers and they concede 5.42 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.543 with a FIP of 5.42 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 (665 strikeouts vs 336 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 868.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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