KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/22/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jeong-dae Bae and the KT Wiz (44-38, 4th in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, July 22, 2022, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (25-59, 10th in KBO).

As a unit, the KT Wiz are earning 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have notched a total of 362 runs while holding a team OBP of .331. The Wiz have tallied 108 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 69 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 336 RBI's and 719 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .254. KT has a slugging % of .372 and have been called out on strikes 686 times, while drawing a walk on 306 occasions.

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Jeong-dae Bae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his pro baseball career, Bae has hit 29 balls out of the park while driving in 166 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 1,736 times and also came through with a hit 396 times. Bae has earned a batting average of .262 for his career, in addition to 238 runs scored and an OPS of .715. His career slugging percentage is .370 and he has totaled 560 bases. He has fanned 402 times and has gotten a free base on 176 occasions, contributing to a .345 on-base percentage.

The KT Wiz have accounted for 2,261 putouts for the season, as well as 836 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them sitting 1st in Korean baseball and have earned 77 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 45 bags and have been thrown out 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.4%.

The Wiz have a team ERA of 3.55 for the year (2nd in baseball), and they have struck out 641 hitters. KT has given up 730 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 297 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Wiz pitchers have conceded 50 home runs in addition to 333 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with a team OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .243 so far this year. They have struck out on 791 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 697 hits. Hanwha has knocked in 58 long balls so far this year as well as 312 runs batted in. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .355 and they average 3.96 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have recorded 112 doubles, while getting a free base 283 times as well as scoring 337 runs.

Joo-Suk Ha is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Ha has earned a walk 161 times while going down on strikes on 660 chances. He has amassed 343 runs in addition to having earned 303 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .316 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .693. He has gone yard 47 times, as well as 945 total bases and also a .377 slugging percentage. During the 2,509 official at-bats in his pro career, Ha has hit .265 in addition to 664 hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 70 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have 861 assists, 89 errors and have earned 2,218 putouts on the season. Of their 93 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 61 times and been caught 32 times (34.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.522 and have a FIP of 5.66 as a pitching staff this season. They rank 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 788. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 465 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 5.07 (416 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.63 (550 strikeouts vs 337 bases on balls). They have surrendered 65 dingers and they concede 5.66 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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