Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (85-53, 1st in KBO) are headed to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, September 27, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (64-74, 8th in KBO).

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are compiling 6.0 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have earned 834 runs scored while having a team OBP of .370. The Tigers have tallied 263 two-baggers as a team and have hit 162 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 791 RBI's in addition to 1,502 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .301. Kia has a slugging percentage of .462 and have struck out 880 times, while drawing a walk on 514 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has recorded a batting average of .284 for his career, in addition to 993 runs scored and an OPS of .775. He has fanned 1,363 times and has been walked on 500 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .335 OBP. In his career, Brito has drilled 162 balls out of the park while driving in 879 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .440 in addition to earning 2,879 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 7,140 times and came through with a base base hit 1,857 times.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 3,759 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,366 assists and 141 errors. Their fielding rate is at .973 which is 10th in KBO and have a total of 128 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 107 bags and have been caught 31 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.5%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.35 over the course of the season (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,100 hitters. Kia has conceded 1,317 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 606 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 139 home runs and 733 runs in total (8th in the league).

The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .400 and they tally 5.21 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have recorded 216 two-baggers, while getting a free base 516 times as well as putting up 729 runs. Hanwha has accounted for 126 home runs this season to go along with 683 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,051 occasions (7th in the league) and have tallied 1,318 hits. The Hanwha Eagles have an on-base percentage of .348 in addition to a batting average of .271 on the year.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Perlaza has drawn a free base 319 times while striking out on 669 occasions. His on-base rate is .352 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .807. In the 2,595 official at-bats in his career, Perlaza has a batting average of .271 in addition to having 704 base hits. He has tallied 432 runs and also has 380 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 91 times, with 1,181 total bases and also a .455 slugging percentage.

In their 147 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 105 times and been caught 42 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 129 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 1,283 assists, 101 errors and have notched a total of 3,716 putouts this year.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.532 in addition to having a FIP of 5.56 as a squad over the course of the season. They rank 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 1,397. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 765 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 5.04 (694 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.20 (1,100 strikeouts against 500 bases on balls). They have conceded 128 dingers and they surrender 5.56 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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