Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/14/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (31-66, 10th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (59-42, 3rd in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Sunday, August 14, 2022.

Kiwoom has a slugging % of .358 and have been rung up 756 times, while getting the free base on 388 occasions. They have accumulated 396 runs batted in and 873 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .247. The Heroes have hit 149 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 65 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 430 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .332. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in KBO.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has hit 18 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 243 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 2,511 times and has delivered with a hit 649 times. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .288 for his baseball career, in addition to 383 runs scored and an OPS of .725. He has earned a slugging percentage of .376 and he has racked up 848 bases. He has struck out 468 times and has taken a walk on 213 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .349 OBP.

The Heroes have swiped 57 bases and have been thrown out 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 33.7%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 2,791 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,115 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which is 6th in KBO and have a total of 91 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team ERA of 3.44 this season (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 728 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 830 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 356 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25. Heroes pitchers have yielded 69 long balls and 404 total runs (8th in the league).

The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .362 and they average 4.05 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have 134 two-baggers, while walking 324 times as well as recording 401 runs. Hanwha has hit 71 long balls so far this season as well as 375 RBIs. They have been rung up on 899 instances (1st in baseball) and have recorded 834 hits. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .248 for the season.

Eun-won Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has recorded a free base 270 times while striking out on 377 attempts. He is sitting with 281 runs in addition to having 181 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .358 and he has a career OPS of .726. He has hit it out of the park 27 times, as well as 690 total bases and also a .368 slugging percentage. During the 1,874 at-bats in his career, Jung has accrued an average at the plate of .265 in addition to having 497 hits.

Of their 114 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 76 times and been caught 38 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 82 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 993 assists, 98 errors and have 2,600 putouts so far this year.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.512 in addition to having a FIP of 5.42 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 1.66 (660 strikeouts against 398 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 912. They have allowed 70 dingers and they allow 5.42 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 522 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.84 (466 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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