Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/20/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Dae-ho Lee and the Lotte Giants (47-56, 6th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (31-71, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, August 20, 2022.

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have earned 428 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .320. The Eagles have compiled 143 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 74 balls out of the stadium. They have 399 RBI's in addition to 880 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .249. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .362 and have been called out on strikes 931 times, while drawing a walk on 347 occasions.

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Joo-Suk Ha is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Ha has accrued an average at the plate of .267 in his time in baseball, in addition to 352 runs scored and an OPS of .696. He has gone down on strikes 678 times and has been walked on 163 occasions, contributing to a .317 on-base percentage. In his career, Ha has hit 48 balls over the fence while knocking in 318 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .379 and he has racked up 980 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 2,825 times and has notched a hit 690 times.

The Eagles have swiped 80 bags and have been thrown out 38 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 32.2%. The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 2,732 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,042 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .974 which ranks 9th in the league and they have turned 83 double plays.

The Eagles have a team earned run average of 4.98 this season (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 683 hitters. Eagles pitchers have allowed 81 home runs and 561 runs in total (1st in the league). Hanwha has surrendered 964 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 504 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.62 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.52.

The Lotte Giants have a team on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .257 this season. They have struck out on 739 instances (6th in baseball) and have a total of 938 base knocks. Lotte has tallied 75 HRs on the season as well as 410 runs batted in. The Giants have a team SLG% of .372 and they average 4.05 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have hit 170 two-baggers, while taking a walk 296 times and scoring 433 runs.

Dae-ho Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Lee has earned a free base 986 times while striking out on 1,461 tries. His OBP comes in at .379 and he has earned a career OPS of .885. For the 9,415 at-bats in his baseball career, Lee has an average at the plate of .304 and has racked up 2,860 base knocks. He has amassed 1,234 runs in addition to having 1,789 runs batted in. He has gone deep 478 times, with 4,763 bases in total and also a .506 slugging percentage.

Out of their 101 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 73 times and been caught 28 times (27.7% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have twisted 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,067 assists, 82 errors and have a tally of 2,871 putouts during this campaign.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.456 and have a FIP of 4.97 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.38 (889 strikeouts vs 374 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,019. They have given up 58 long balls and they concede 4.97 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have given up 529 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.52 (481 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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