Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/14/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (4-5, 7th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (2-7, 8th in KBO) on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .294 and have struck out 81 times, while getting the free base on 26 occasions. They have tallied 24 RBI's in addition to 62 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .210. The Eagles have accounted for 10 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 5 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 28 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .279. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 3.1 runs per game, which is 8th in the league.

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Joo-Suk Ha is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Ha has hit 43 baseballs over the fence while driving in 270 runs. For his career, he came to bat 2,518 times and has come through with a hit 613 times. Ha has an average at the plate of .266 in his time in baseball, with 315 runs scored and an OPS of .695. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .378 and he has racked up 872 bases. He has gone down on strikes 601 times and has gotten a free base on 145 occasions, contributing to a .317 on-base %.

The Eagles have stolen 6 bags and have been thrown out 1 time, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 14.3%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 225 putouts this year, in addition to 85 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and have a total of 4 double plays.

The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 3.96 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 70 batters. Eagles pitchers have yielded 4 home runs and also 35 runs in total (4th in KBO). Hanwha has conceded 68 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 33 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .283 and a batting average of .213 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 53 occasions (10th in the league) and have totaled 62 base hits. Samsung has compiled 3 home runs this year as well as 31 runs batted in. The Lions have a team slugging % of .282 and they are recording 3.56 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have put up 11 doubles, while taking a walk 27 times as well as scoring 32 runs.

Min-ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kang has tallied a walk 681 times while striking out on 1,355 tries. He has tallied 825 runs and racked up 1,030 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .355 and he holds a career OPS of .821. He has gone deep 291 times, in addition to having 2,981 total bases and also a .465 slugging percentage. In the 6,415 official at-bats in his pro career, Kang has an average at the plate of .276 in addition to having 1,771 base knocks.

Out of their 6 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 4 times and been caught 2 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 8 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 98 assists, 7 errors and have a total of 237 putouts for the year.

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 31 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.19 (28 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 7 dingers and they surrender 3.53 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.241 with a FIP of 3.53 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.15 (56 strikeouts against 26 walks). They come in at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 72.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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