Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (21-29, 8th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (20-28, 9th in KBO) on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

The Giants have tallied 91 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 39 balls out of the stadium. Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .410 and have been called out on strikes 394 times, while drawing a walk on 151 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.7 runs/g, which has them at 9th in the league. They have amassed 220 RBI's in addition to 483 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .274. They have earned a total of 237 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .338.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has a batting average of .290 for his baseball career, with 657 scored runs and an OPS of .741. He has been struck out 914 times and has taken a walk on 314 occasions, contributing to a .335 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Reyes has drilled 73 baseballs over the fence while driving in 596 runs. His career slugging percentage is .406 and he has accumulated 1,911 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,119 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,365 times.

The Giants have stolen 40 bases and have been caught 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 35.5%. The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 1,327 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 514 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them ranked 6th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 48 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Giants pitchers have yielded 46 home runs and also 258 runs in total (8th in KBO). Lotte has allowed 493 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 238 earned runs. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.85 for the year (6th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 376 hitters.

Hanwha is sitting with 47 long balls for the year in addition to 246 RBIs. They hit 79 doubles, while getting a free base 202 times as well as putting up 258 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated a team OBP of .345 and a batting average of .260 on the season. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .394 and they are earning 5.06 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 400 occasions (4th in KBO) and have a total of 458 base hits.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has earned a walk 284 times while striking out on 597 attempts. He has recorded 394 runs in addition to having 348 RBIs. His on-base % is .353 and he has a career OPS of .813. He has gone deep 81 times, with 1,077 total bases and a .460 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,341 at-bats in his professional career, Perlaza has hit .274 with 641 base knocks.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 49 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 485 assists, 37 errors and have earned 1,347 putouts for the year. Out of their 70 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 55 times and been caught 15 times (21.4% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.590 and have a FIP of 5.93 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.91 (391 strikeouts against 205 walks). They have a ranking of 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 509. They have allowed 44 dingers and they allow 5.93 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 296 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.51 (275 earned runs allowed).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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