Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/27/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (-208) Hanwha (+149)

Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (11-9, 5th in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (7-13, 8th in KBO). The line on this contest has the Heroes priced at -208 and the Eagles are at +149. The total opens at 7.5.

Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .345 and have been called out on strikes 148 times, while being walked on 65 occasions. They have accumulated 66 runs batted in in addition to 149 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .221. The Heroes have tallied 33 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 15 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 68 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .302. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.4 runs per outing, which has them at 8th in the league.

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Yasiel Puig is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Puig has slapped 189 balls out of the park while driving in 621 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .486 and he has a total of 2,068 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 4,819 times and has come through with a base knock 1,206 times. He has gone down on strikes 910 times and has gotten a free base on 464 occasions, contributing to a .362 OBP. Puig has hit .284 for his career in baseball, in addition to 686 runs scored and an OPS of .848.

The Heroes have swiped 5 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 44.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have 549 putouts this year, in addition to 249 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which ranks 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 18 double plays.

The Heroes have an ERA of 3.30 on the year (7th in KBO), and they have struck out 127 hitters. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 8 long balls and also 78 runs (4th in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 162 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 67 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.19 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20.

Hanwha has knocked in 9 home runs for the year as well as 66 runs batted in. They have 23 two-baggers, while walking 74 times and earning 73 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have recorded an OBP of .314 and a batting average of .233 for the season. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .314 and they earn 3.65 runs per game (7th in KBO). They have struck out on 172 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 154 base knocks.

Eun-won Jung is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has drawn a walk 223 times while striking out on 311 tries. He is sitting with 238 runs and notched 150 RBIs. His on-base rate is .355 and he has earned a career OPS of .723. He has hit the long ball 22 times, as well as 583 bases in total and also a .368 slugging percentage. During the 1,584 at-bats in his pro career, Jung has an average at the plate of .263 in addition to having 417 base hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 10 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .967 (9th in the league). The Eagles have racked up 192 assists, 24 errors and have a total of 516 putouts this year. Out of their 19 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 13 times and been caught 6 times (31.6% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.419 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.81 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.78 (137 strikeouts against 77 walks). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 167. They have yielded 14 home runs and they give up 4.81 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 92 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.08 (78 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (-208)

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