Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/1/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (65-51, 4th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (35-76, 10th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

The Eagles have accrued 163 doubles as a team and have smacked 75 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha is slugging .360 and have struck out 1,002 times, while being walked on 381 occasions. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have compiled 429 runs batted in as well as 955 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .250. They have accounted for 461 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

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Mike Tauchman is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Tauchman has an average at the plate of .295 for his baseball career, in addition to 709 scored runs and an OPS of .809. He has gone down on strikes 794 times and has been walked on 508 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .375 on-base percentage. For his career, Tauchman has drilled 78 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 551 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .434 and he has accumulated 1,812 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 4,799 times and has reached base with a hit 1,232 times.

The Eagles have stolen 86 bases and have been thrown out 41 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.3%. The Hanwha Eagles have 2,968 putouts this season, in addition to 1,122 assists and 103 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .975 which puts them in 9th in Korean baseball and have a total of 91 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.64 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Eagles pitchers have conceded 87 home runs in addition to 607 runs in total (1st in the league). Hanwha has conceded 1,047 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 548 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 4.99 for the year (10th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 750 batters.

Kiwoom has accumulated 79 home runs on the season and 465 runs batted in. They have hit 165 two-baggers, while taking a walk 442 times and putting up 503 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team on-base percentage of .335 in addition to a team batting average of .251 this season. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .363 and they earn 4.26 runs per game (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 846 occasions (4th in the league) and are sitting with 1,016 base knocks.

Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. During the 3,037 at-bats in his professional career, Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .339 in addition to having 1,031 hits. He has hit a home run 54 times, in addition to having 1,480 total bases and also a .487 slugging %. Lee has recorded a free base 320 times while going down on strikes on 276 plate appearances. He has accumulated 509 runs in addition to having earned 442 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .405 and he has a career OPS of .892.

The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 103 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have racked up 1,262 assists, 98 errors and have a total of 3,184 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 104 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 70 times and been caught 34 times (32.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.311 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.11 (824 strikeouts against 391 walks). They rank 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,000. They have given up 83 home runs and they concede 4.30 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 507 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.82 (450 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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