Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (27-41, 10th in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, June 20, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (30-37, 7th in KBO).

The Heroes have hit 99 doubles as a squad and have hit 53 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .387 and have been rung up 497 times, while taking a walk on 238 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball. They have amassed 309 RBI's as well as 637 hits this year, and their batting average is at .270. They have tallied 320 runs while having a team OBP of .342.

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Ronnie Dawson is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Dawson has accrued an average at the plate of .275 for his career, in addition to 709 runs scored and an OPS of .809. He has gone down on strikes 999 times and earned a walk on 492 occasions, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage. In his career, Dawson has hit 137 balls over the fence while knocking in 588 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .447 and he has racked up 1,870 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 4,806 times and has come through with a hit 1,152 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 1,801 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 625 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .977 which has them sitting 8th in the league and have 65 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 55 bases and have been caught 23 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 29.5%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.76 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 64 home runs and also 370 runs (3rd in baseball). Kiwoom has relinquished 671 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 337 earned runs. The Heroes have an ERA of 5.05 this season (7th in KBO), and they have struck out 423 hitters.

The Eagles have a SLG% of .400 and they score 5.16 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have recorded 110 two-baggers, while taking a walk 265 times as well as putting up 356 runs. Hanwha has recorded 60 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 338 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 531 occasions (5th in baseball) and have notched a total of 649 hits. The Hanwha Eagles hold a team on-base percentage of .350 as well as a team batting average of .270 so far this season.

Chi Hong An is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Over the course of the 5,939 at-bats in his pro career, Ahn has compiled an average at the plate of .296 with 1,760 base hits. He has hit the long ball 148 times, in addition to having 2,589 bases in total and also a .436 slugging %. Ahn has recorded a walk 582 times while striking out on 892 plate appearances. He has amassed 869 runs and also has 876 runs batted in. His OBP is .363 and he has a lifetime OPS of .799.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 64 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Eagles have 660 assists, 49 errors and are sitting with 1,830 putouts on the season. Of their 90 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 68 times and been caught 22 times (24.4% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.536 with a FIP of 5.39 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 (525 strikeouts vs 267 walks). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 670. They have allowed 54 home runs and they surrender 5.39 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 365 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.97 (337 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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