Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (43-53, 8th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (60-40, 1st in KBO) on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 6.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in KBO. They have earned a total of 624 runs and have an OBP of .371. The Tigers have compiled 195 doubles as a unit and have hit 122 balls out of the park. They have amassed 590 RBI's as well as 1,089 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .298. Kia has a slugging rate of .462 and have been called out on strikes 661 times, while being walked on 403 occasions.

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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 158 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 856 runs. His slugging percentage is .439 and he has racked up 2,805 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 6,980 times and also came through with a hit 1,808 times. He has been struck out 1,344 times and has taken a walk on 494 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .335 on-base percentage. Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .283 for his career in baseball, with 972 scored runs and an OPS of .774.

The Kia Tigers have 2,741 putouts thus far, as well as 1,026 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .974 which is 10th in KBO and have accumulated 100 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 82 bags and have been thrown out 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 22.6%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.95 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.51. Tigers pitchers have conceded 103 long balls in addition to 562 runs in total (3rd in the league). Kia has conceded 980 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 464 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.57 for the year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 782 hitters.

Hanwha has 86 home runs for the season in addition to 487 RBIs. They have 157 two-baggers, while walking 365 times as well as notching 518 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have compiled an on-base percentage of .350 as well as a batting average of .272 on the campaign. The Eagles hold a slugging % of .401 and they earn 5.29 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 725 occasions (8th in KBO) and have a total of 930 base hits.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. For the 2,459 at-bats in his career, Perlaza has compiled an average at the plate of .274 in addition to having 673 hits. He has gone yard 85 times, with 1,130 bases in total and a .460 slugging percentage. Perlaza has drawn a walk 299 times while fanning on 625 attempts. He has tallied 415 runs and also has 367 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .353 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .813.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 922 assists, 72 errors and have accounted for 2,605 putouts so far this season. In their 117 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 87 times and been caught 30 times (25.6% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.534 with a FIP of 5.45 as a squad on the season. They come in at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 971. The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 526 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.96 (478 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.07 (747 strikeouts against 361 bases on balls). They have surrendered 83 home runs and they relinquish 5.45 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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