Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/26/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Location: Pohang Baseball Stadium in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (36-52, 8th in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (26-61, 10th in KBO) at Pohang Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which is 10th in the league. They have 349 runs scored and hold an OBP of .316. The Eagles have compiled 119 doubles as a team and have hit 62 balls out of the park. They have compiled 323 RBI's as well as 728 hits this season, while their batting average is at .246. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .360 and have been rung up 816 times, while getting the free base on 290 occasions.

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Mike Tauchman is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his pro baseball career, Tauchman has hit 77 baseballs over the fence while driving in 544 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .437 and he has a total of 1,775 bases. For his career, he came to bat 4,681 times and got on base with a base hit 1,204 times. He has gone down on strikes 776 times and has gotten a free base on 501 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .377 on-base percentage. Tauchman has recorded a batting average of .296 for his time in baseball, with 694 scored runs and an OPS of .814.

The Eagles have stolen 65 bases and have been thrown out 33 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 33.7%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned 2,294 putouts so far this season, as well as 884 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .972 which is 10th in KBO and have a total of 73 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.64 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Eagles pitchers have given up 65 home runs and also 473 runs in total (1st in baseball). Hanwha has allowed 815 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 423 earned runs. The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 4.98 this year (10th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 579 hitters.

The Samsung Lions have recorded a team on-base percentage of .322 and a batting average of .260 for the season. They have struck out on 629 occasions (5th in KBO) and have totaled 790 hits. Samsung has hit 56 long balls this season to go along with 349 RBIs. The Lions hold a slugging % of .367 and they score 4.20 runs per game (7th in the league). They hit 137 two-baggers, while taking a walk 258 times as well as racking up 370 runs.

Jose Pirela is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For the 7,505 at-bats in his professional career, Pirela has compiled an average at the plate of .284 with 2,131 hits. He has gone yard 184 times, in addition to having 3,239 total bases and a .432 slugging %. Pirela has drawn a free base 676 times while fanning on 1,203 plate appearances. He has accounted for 1,190 runs and notched 952 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .348 and he holds a career OPS of .780.

The Samsung Lions have twisted 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (8th in the league). The Lions have recorded 862 assists, 78 errors and have accounted for 2,353 putouts for the year. Out of their 49 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 31 times and been caught 18 times (36.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.474 and have a FIP of 5.07 as a staff for the season. They sit at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 838. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 442 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.33 (377 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.89 (601 strikeouts against 318 bases on balls). They have surrendered 82 home runs and they relinquish 5.07 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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