Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/3/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, June 3, 2022

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (19-32, 9th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (31-20, 2nd in KBO) on Friday, June 3, 2022.

The Heroes have earned 90 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 33 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom is slugging .369 and have been called out on strikes 370 times, while being walked on 166 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have 206 runs batted in in addition to 426 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .244. They have earned 223 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .319.

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Yasiel Puig is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Puig has drilled 192 balls out of the park while knocking in 638 runs. His career slugging percentage is .483 and he has accumulated 2,111 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 4,954 times and has come through with a base hit 1,231 times. He has been struck out 942 times and earned a walk on 477 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .360 on-base %. Puig has accrued an average at the plate of .282 for his baseball career, with 702 scored runs and an OPS of .843.

The Heroes have stolen 22 bases and have been thrown out 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 38.9%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 1,385 putouts thus far, in addition to 564 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them ranked 3rd in the league and have accumulated 47 double plays.

The Heroes have an ERA of 3.14 on the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 369 hitters. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 26 long balls in addition to 193 total runs (9th in KBO). Kiwoom has relinquished 395 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 161 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.21 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22.

The Eagles hold a slugging % of .349 and they earn 4.10 runs per outing (7th in KBO). They have recorded 67 doubles, while walking 178 times and putting up 209 runs. Hanwha has recorded 34 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 192 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 486 occasions (1st in the league) and have accounted for 404 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .238 for the season.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has recorded a free base 239 times while striking out on 343 chances. He has scored 257 runs and has 164 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .354 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .722. He has gone deep 25 times, in addition to having 625 total bases and a .368 slugging percentage. In the 1,698 official at-bats in his pro career, Jung has hit .263 with 446 hits.

Out of their 62 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 42 times and been caught 20 times (32.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 38 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 493 assists, 53 errors and have accumulated 1,332 putouts during this campaign.

The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 287 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.31 (262 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 41 homers and they surrender 5.82 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.538 with a FIP of 5.82 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.82 (342 strikeouts against 188 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 495.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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