Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/22/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (62-70, 7th in KBO) travel to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Sunday, September 22, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (63-72, 8th in KBO).

Lotte has a slugging % of .431 and have been called out on strikes 1,024 times, while getting the free base on 462 occasions. They have accumulated 717 runs batted in in addition to 1,374 hits on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .284. The Giants have recorded 266 doubles as a team and have knocked 122 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 760 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .351. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are recording 5.6 runs per outing, which is 2nd in the league.

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Seung Min Go is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. In his pro baseball career, Go has hit 20 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 142 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .415 and he has accumulated 445 bases. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 1,214 times and has delivered a base hit 301 times. He has fanned 218 times and has taken a walk on 115 occasions, which has contributed to a .347 on-base %. Go has a batting average of .281 for his career, with 158 scored runs and an OPS of .762.

The Giants have stolen 86 bases and have been gunned down 35 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.9%. The Lotte Giants have earned 3,632 putouts this season, in addition to 1,342 assists and 120 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which ranks 9th in the league and they have turned 135 double plays.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 5.07 on the campaign (8th in the league), and they have rung up 1,070 hitters. Giants pitchers have conceded 134 home runs and also 751 runs in total (4th in the league). Lotte has surrendered 1,367 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 682 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.12 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.55.

The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they are recording 5.22 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have recorded 213 doubles, while taking a walk 505 times as well as recording 715 runs. Hanwha has tallied 124 long balls on the season and 669 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,026 occasions (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,293 hits. The Hanwha Eagles hold a team on-base percentage of .349 and a team batting average of .271 this season.

Chi Hong An is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Ahn has drawn a free base 600 times while going down on strikes on 918 plate appearances. He has accounted for 895 runs and has 904 runs batted in. His OBP is .363 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .799. He has gone yard 152 times, in addition to having 2,668 total bases and a .436 slugging percentage. During the 6,125 at-bats in his career, Ahn has hit .297 with 1,820 base hits.

Of their 145 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 104 times and been caught 41 times (28.3% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 127 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 1,259 assists, 98 errors and have a tally of 3,638 putouts this year.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.534 in addition to having a FIP of 5.59 as a unit over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,370. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 753 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.07 (683 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.21 (1,079 strikeouts vs 489 bases on balls). They have allowed 128 home runs and they concede 5.59 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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