Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/10/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (46-55, 8th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (45-59, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, August 10, 2024.

The Heroes have earned 158 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 78 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .390 and have been called out on strikes 780 times, while taking a walk on 367 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball. They have compiled 488 runs batted in and 986 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is at .273. They have a total of 510 runs while holding a team OBP of .347.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .304 for his baseball career, with 568 runs scored and an OPS of .770. He has struck out 598 times and has taken a walk on 315 occasions, contributing to a .365 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Kim has slapped 37 baseballs out of the park while driving in 375 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .405 and he has a total of 1,335 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,668 times and has come through with a base hit 1,003 times.

The Heroes have swiped 83 bases and have been thrown out 35 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.7%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 2,764 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 960 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them ranked 5th in KBO and they have turned 94 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.82 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have yielded 104 long balls and 574 runs in total (4th in KBO). Kiwoom has relinquished 1,029 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 527 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 5.15 on the season (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 679 hitters.

Hanwha has accumulated 92 home runs this season and 526 RBIs. They have hit 165 two-baggers, while walking 379 times and notching 559 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .351 and a team batting average of .274 on the year. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .404 and they earn 5.43 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have struck out on 766 instances (8th in KBO) and are sitting with 990 base hits.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has earned a free base 277 times while fanning on 600 plate appearances. His OBP is .351 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .792. During the 2,239 official at-bats in his pro career, Noh is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 in addition to 596 hits. He has scored 331 runs and also has 373 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 88 times, with 985 total bases and a .440 slugging %.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 98 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 968 assists, 75 errors and have amassed 2,737 putouts on the campaign. Of their 119 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 87 times and been caught 32 times (26.9% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.548 in addition to having a FIP of 5.51 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.08 (781 strikeouts vs 375 free passes). They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,037. They have conceded 89 long balls and they surrender 5.51 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have relinquished 559 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.00 (507 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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