Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/2/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Mike Tauchman and the Hanwha Eagles (24-48, 10th in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, July 2, 2022, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (47-28, 2nd in KBO).

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league. They have notched a total of 296 runs and have an on-base percentage of .315. The Eagles have recorded 104 doubles as a unit and have hit 46 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 273 runs batted in as well as 602 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .244. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .354 and have been called out on strikes 683 times, while getting the free base on 243 occasions.

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Mike Tauchman is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his pro baseball career, Tauchman has hit 74 baseballs over the fence while driving in 534 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .438 in addition to having tallied 1,751 bases. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 4,611 times and came through with a base hit 1,192 times. He has gone down on strikes 764 times and has been walked on 492 occasions, contributing to a .378 OBP. Tauchman has accrued an average at the plate of .298 for his baseball career, in addition to 689 runs scored and an OPS of .816.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 1,918 putouts for the season, in addition to 722 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .972 which puts them in 10th in the league and have accumulated 63 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 52 bags and have been caught 27 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 34.2%.

The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 5.14 for the season (10th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 479 hitters. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 61 long balls in addition to 405 runs in total (1st in the league). Hanwha has conceded 692 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 365 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.70 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Kiwoom Heroes hold a team on-base percentage of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .249 for the season. They have struck out on 566 occasions (4th in the league) and are sitting with 651 base knocks. Kiwoom has tallied 53 HRs on the year as well as 311 RBIs. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .367 and they are earning 4.41 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have recorded 115 doubles, while walking 288 times as well as scoring 335 runs.

Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has drawn a free base 307 times while fanning on 264 occasions. He has accumulated 487 runs and has 413 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .406 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .893. He has homered 49 times, as well as 1,395 total bases and also a .486 slugging %. In the 2,872 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has recorded a batting average of .341 in addition to having 979 hits.

Out of their 62 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 39 times and been caught 23 times (37.1% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 68 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (4th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 845 assists, 61 errors and have a tally of 2,069 putouts for the season.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.251 with a FIP of 3.76 as a squad so far this season. They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 612. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 288 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.26 (250 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.15 (538 strikeouts vs 250 walks). They have conceded 41 homers and they concede 3.76 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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