Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/5/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Mike Tauchman and the Hanwha Eagles (20-33, 9th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (32-21, 2nd in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Sunday, June 5, 2022.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .367 and have struck out 386 times, while being walked on 175 occasions. They have accrued 213 runs batted in and 449 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .247. The Heroes have hit 91 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 33 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 231 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Lee has drilled 41 baseballs out of the park while driving in 386 runs. His slugging percentage is .478 and he has totaled 1,331 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 3,148 times and has reached base with a base knock 944 times. He has struck out 256 times and has gotten a free base on 290 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .403 on-base %. Lee has recorded a batting average of .339 for his baseball career, with 474 scored runs and an OPS of .881.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 1,439 putouts this year, in addition to 586 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which has them ranked 3rd in the league and they have turned 48 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 25 bases and have been caught 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 35.9%.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 3.17 on the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has struck out 382 batters. Kiwoom has conceded 410 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 169 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 29 home runs and also 202 runs in total (9th in the league).

Hanwha has hit 34 home runs for the year to go along with 197 RBIs. They have put up 69 doubles, while taking a walk 185 times as well as scoring 215 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for an OBP of .313 as well as a team batting average of .237 for the year. The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .346 and they tally 4.06 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have been rung up on 506 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned 417 hits.

Mike Tauchman is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Tauchman has tallied a free base 485 times while fanning on 753 tries. His OBP is .378 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .815. For the 3,914 at-bats in his pro career, Tauchman has recorded a batting average of .298 with 1,165 base hits. He has tallied 674 runs and has 528 RBIs. He has gone yard 72 times, with 1,712 total bases and a .437 slugging percentage.

Of their 62 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 42 times and been caught 20 times (32.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have accrued 517 assists, 54 errors and have accumulated 1,392 putouts during this campaign.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.524 and have a FIP of 5.64 as a team on the year. They come in at 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 510. The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 291 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 5.16 (266 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.80 (355 strikeouts vs 197 free passes). They have given up 43 HR's and they allow 5.64 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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