Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/27/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (45-64, 9th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (34-74, 10th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, August 27, 2022.

The Eagles have tallied 154 two-baggers as a team and have hit 75 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging % of .361 and have struck out 978 times, while drawing a walk on 372 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are compiling 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have accrued 419 RBI's and 933 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is .250. They have earned 451 runs scored and have an OBP of .322.

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Joo-Suk Ha is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Ha is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 in his time in baseball, with 354 scored runs and an OPS of .695. He has gone down on strikes 685 times and has been walked on 164 occasions, which contributes in part to a .317 on-base %. In his professional baseball career, Ha has hit 48 baseballs out of the park while driving in 319 runs. His slugging percentage is .378 and he has a total of 985 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 2,845 times and has come through with a hit 694 times.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 2,891 putouts thus far, as well as 1,097 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .975 which is 9th in KBO and have earned 91 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 85 bags and have been caught 39 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 31.5%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.64 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 85 home runs and also 594 runs (1st in the league). Hanwha has allowed 1,029 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 535 earned runs. The Eagles have an ERA of 5.00 over the course of the season (10th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 726 batters.

Samsung has a total of 72 home runs on the year to go along with 460 RBIs. They have recorded 171 two-baggers, while getting a free base 343 times and scoring 487 runs. The Samsung Lions hold an on-base percentage of .328 and a team batting average of .264 over the course of the season. The Lions have a team slugging % of .370 and they are earning 4.39 runs per game (7th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 816 instances (4th in baseball) and have tallied 1,023 base knocks.

Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kang has recorded a walk 709 times while going down on strikes on 1,394 attempts. He has scored 846 runs and also has 1,070 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .353 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .813. He has gone deep 298 times, in addition to having 3,072 total bases and a .460 slugging percentage. During the 6,678 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has accumulated a batting average of .274 in addition to 1,828 base knocks.

In their 61 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 35 times and been caught 26 times (42.6% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have twisted 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in the league). The Lions have racked up 1,105 assists, 90 errors and have a tally of 2,985 putouts so far this year.

The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 567 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.48 (495 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 99 long balls and they allow 5.13 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.478 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.13 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.88 (751 strikeouts against 399 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,072.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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