Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (50-43, 3rd in KBO) travel to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (38-53, 9th in KBO).

Samsung has a slugging % of .417 and have been called out on strikes 750 times, while drawing a walk on 359 occasions. They have amassed 467 RBI's in addition to 868 hits this season, and their team batting average sits at .266. The Lions have accounted for 143 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 111 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 494 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .346. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 8th in baseball.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his pro baseball career, Koo has hit 154 balls over the fence while knocking in 742 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .503 in addition to racking up 2,294 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 5,136 times and has notched a base knock 1,433 times. He has fanned 891 times and has taken a walk on 456 occasions, which has contributed to a .381 on-base %. Koo has accumulated a batting average of .314 for his career in baseball, in addition to 846 scored runs and an OPS of .884.

The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 2,540 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 807 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which puts them in 2nd in the league and have a total of 61 double plays. The Lions have stolen 90 bags and have been caught 36 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 28.6%.

The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.66 for the year (5th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 658 hitters. Lions pitchers have surrendered 104 home runs and 473 runs in total (9th in baseball). Samsung has yielded 900 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 438 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.92 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47.

The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .395 and they score 5.12 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have 145 doubles, while taking a walk 351 times as well as recording 476 runs. Hanwha is sitting with 80 home runs so far this year as well as 448 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 696 occasions (5th in KBO) and have earned 867 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with an OBP of .348 in addition to a team batting average of .268 so far this season.

Yonathan Perlaza is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Perlaza has recorded a walk 296 times while going down on strikes on 620 occasions. He has amassed 412 runs and also has 363 RBIs. His OBP is .353 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .812. He has homered 84 times, in addition to having 1,119 total bases and also a .459 slugging percentage. In the 2,436 official at-bats in his pro career, Perlaza has accumulated a batting average of .273 in addition to 666 hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 87 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Eagles have 867 assists, 67 errors and are sitting with 2,470 putouts this year. Of their 109 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 83 times and been caught 26 times (23.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 502 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.03 (460 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 78 dingers and they allow 5.49 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.544 and have a FIP of 5.49 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.03 (708 strikeouts against 348 free passes). They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 923.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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