Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/21/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Chan Hyeok Park and the Kiwoom Heroes (21-18, 5th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (13-26, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Hanwha has a slugging rate of .337 and have been called out on strikes 361 times, while being walked on 136 occasions. They have 126 runs batted in as well as 301 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .233. The Eagles have hit 49 doubles as a team and have knocked 23 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 141 runs and hold an OBP of .311. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 3.6 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in KBO.

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Joo-Suk Ha is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his career, Ha has hit 45 balls out of the park while knocking in 285 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 2,624 times and has notched a base hit 637 times. Ha has an average at the plate of .265 in his time in baseball, in addition to 326 scored runs and an OPS of .692. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .376 and he has a total of 904 bases. He has struck out 629 times and earned a walk on 152 occasions, contributing to a .316 OBP.

The Eagles have swiped 31 bases and have been caught 16 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 34.0%. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with 1,011 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 374 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .970 which ranks 10th in the league and have accumulated 23 double plays.

The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 4.97 so far this year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 253 hitters. Eagles pitchers have allowed 32 home runs and also 210 runs in total (1st in baseball). Hanwha has allowed 369 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 186 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .346 and they tally 3.79 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have hit 60 doubles, while getting a free base 119 times as well as putting up 148 runs. Kiwoom has tallied 27 home runs for the season and 137 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 286 instances (5th in KBO) and have accounted for 308 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team OBP of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .231 on the season.

Chan Hyeok Park is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Park has recorded a free base 8 times while striking out on 54 tries. His on-base % is .277 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .669. Over the course of the 125 at-bats in his career, Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .208 with 26 hits. He has tallied 13 runs and also has 16 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 6 times, with 49 bases in total and also a .392 slugging percentage.

Of their 26 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 15 times and been caught 11 times (42.3% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 460 assists, 29 errors and have amassed 1,061 putouts so far this year.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 147 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.21 (126 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 16 homers and they allow 3.74 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.254 in addition to having a FIP of 3.74 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (270 strikeouts against 139 bases on balls). They rank 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 304.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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