KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (36-44, 9th in KBO) travel to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (35-42, 8th in KBO).

KT is slugging .413 and have been called out on strikes 643 times, while drawing a walk on 344 occasions. They have accounted for 403 runs batted in in addition to 781 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is at .272. The Wiz have tallied 124 doubles as a team and have knocked 88 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 435 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .353. As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 5.3 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in KBO.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In his career, Rojas has hit 250 balls out of the park while driving in 1,007 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .459 and he has a total of 3,086 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 7,625 times and came through with a base hit 1,864 times. He has fanned 1,616 times and has taken a walk on 762 occasions, which contributes in part to a .354 OBP. Rojas has hit .277 for his career, in addition to 988 runs scored and an OPS of .813.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 2,173 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 744 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them ranked 6th in Korean baseball and have 66 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 83 bags and have been caught 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 23.1%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 5.56 for the year (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 627 batters. Wiz pitchers have given up 89 home runs in addition to 482 total runs (1st in the league). KT has conceded 824 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 447 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.51.

The Hanwha Eagles have compiled a team on-base percentage of .350 as well as a team batting average of .268 for the year. They have been rung up on 598 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 733 base hits. Hanwha has tallied 70 long balls on the year to go along with 390 runs batted in. The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .397 and they earn 5.20 runs per game (7th in baseball). They hit 121 two-baggers, while walking 310 times as well as scoring 411 runs.

Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. During the 2,380 at-bats in his baseball career, Perlaza is sitting with a batting avereage of .275 in addition to having 654 hits. He has homered 83 times, with 1,100 bases in total and also a .462 slugging percentage. Perlaza has tallied a free base 291 times while striking out on 604 attempts. He has amassed 403 runs in addition to having 356 RBIs. His on-base rate is .355 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .817.

Of their 101 chances at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 76 times and been caught 25 times (24.8% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 70 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 744 assists, 56 errors and have accounted for 2,091 putouts this season.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.564 and have a FIP of 5.57 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 784. The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 431 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 5.11 (396 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 (597 strikeouts vs 306 bases on balls). They have allowed 67 homers and they relinquish 5.57 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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