Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (62-68, 7th in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, September 21, 2024, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (62-71, 8th in KBO).

As a team, the Lotte Giants are notching 5.6 runs per outing, which is 2nd in baseball. They are sitting with 753 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .351. The Giants have compiled 264 doubles as a team and have smacked 120 balls out of the park. They have 711 runs batted in and 1,355 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .285. Lotte is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 1,011 times, while being walked on 455 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Reyes has accumulated a batting average of .295 for his career, with 712 runs scored and an OPS of .754. He has struck out 962 times and earned a walk on 342 at-bats, contributing to a .340 OBP. For his career, Reyes has drilled 82 balls out of the park while driving in 659 runs. His career slugging percentage is .414 and he has totaled 2,088 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,490 times and got on base with a base hit 1,488 times.

The Giants have swiped 85 bases and have been caught 35 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.2%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 3,578 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,330 assists and 117 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and have accumulated 133 double plays.

The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.07 for the year (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,053 batters. Lotte has allowed 1,343 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 671 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.55. Giants pitchers have allowed 130 home runs in addition to 739 runs in total (4th in the league).

The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .400 and they are earning 5.23 runs per outing (8th in KBO). They hit 208 two-baggers, while walking 501 times and earning 706 runs. Hanwha has tallied 122 home runs this year to go along with 662 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,008 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 1,275 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have earned an OBP of .349 as well as a batting average of .271 on the season.

Yonathan Perlaza is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In the 2,590 at-bats in his career, Perlaza has hit .271 with 703 hits. He has gone deep 91 times, with 1,180 total bases and also a .456 slugging percentage. Perlaza has drawn a free base 318 times while being called out on strikes on 667 plate appearances. He has amassed 432 runs in addition to having earned 378 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .352 and he also has a career OPS of .808.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 125 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 1,241 assists, 97 errors and have 3,587 putouts so far this season. Out of their 145 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 104 times and been caught 41 times (28.3% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.532 and have a FIP of 5.59 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.20 (1,064 strikeouts against 484 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,347. They have given up 125 homers and they allow 5.59 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 742 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.06 (672 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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