Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (46-55, 8th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (45-59, 10th in KBO) on Friday, August 9, 2024.

The Heroes have hit 158 doubles as a team and have smacked 78 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .390 and have been rung up 780 times, while being walked on 367 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which is 10th in baseball. They have earned 488 runs batted in and 986 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .273. They have accounted for 510 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .347.

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Sung Mun Song is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Song has hit 48 balls out of the park while driving in 337 runs. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 2,408 times and has reached base with a hit 584 times. Song has accumulated a batting average of .271 for his time in baseball, in addition to 276 runs scored and an OPS of .730. His slugging percentage sits at .398 and he has a total of 857 bases. He has been struck out 318 times and earned a walk on 206 occasions, which contributes in part to a .332 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have stolen 83 bags and have been thrown out 35 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.7%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 2,764 putouts thus far, as well as 960 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 5th in the league and have 94 double plays.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 5.15 on the season (8th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 679 hitters. Kiwoom has conceded 1,029 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 527 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have given up 104 long balls in addition to 574 runs (4th in the league).

The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated an OBP of .351 in addition to a team batting average of .274 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 766 occasions (8th in the league) and are sitting with 990 hits. Hanwha has tallied 92 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 526 runs batted in. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .404 and they are recording 5.43 runs per contest (5th in baseball). The have tallied 165 two-baggers, while walking 379 times and putting up 559 runs.

Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has earned a walk 300 times while fanning on 634 chances. He has scored 419 runs and has 367 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .352 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .810. He has homered 85 times, with 1,136 total bases and also a .458 slugging percentage. For the 2,483 at-bats in his baseball career, Perlaza has recorded a batting average of .273 in addition to 678 base knocks.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 98 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 968 assists, 75 errors and have earned a total of 2,737 putouts for the year. In their 119 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 87 times and been caught 32 times (26.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.548 in addition to having a FIP of 5.51 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,037. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 559 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.00 (507 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.08 (781 strikeouts vs 375 walks). They have given up 89 home runs and they relinquish 5.51 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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