NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/3/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Mike Tauchman and the Hanwha Eagles (35-76, 10th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (48-59, 7th in KBO) on Saturday, September 3, 2022.

NC is slugging .376 and have been called out on strikes 748 times, while getting the free base on 382 occasions. They have accounted for 473 RBI's and 959 hits this season, and their team batting average sits at .256. The Dinos have hit 195 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 79 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 497 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .334. As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should impact this game for NC. For his pro baseball career, Yang has hit 224 balls out of the park while knocking in 919 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .504 and he has totaled 2,491 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,760 times and has come through with a hit 1,518 times. He has struck out 638 times and has walked on 557 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .390 on-base percentage. Yang has compiled an average at the plate of .307 for his baseball career, in addition to 750 runs scored and an OPS of .894.

The NC Dinos have amassed 2,957 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,054 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate is at .975 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have earned 88 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 50 bases and have been thrown out 33 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 39.8%.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.98 for the year (5th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 906 hitters. Dinos pitchers have given up 83 long balls in addition to 505 total runs (7th in baseball). NC has allowed 963 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 436 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.39.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned a team on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .250 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,002 instances (1st in baseball) and have earned a total of 955 base hits. Hanwha has hit 75 home runs for the year to go along with 429 runs batted in. The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .360 and they score 4.08 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have put up 163 doubles, while getting a free base 381 times as well as scoring 461 runs.

Mike Tauchman is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Tauchman has drawn a walk 508 times while fanning on 794 tries. He has accrued 709 runs and also has 551 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .375 and he holds a career OPS of .809. He has gone yard 78 times, as well as 1,812 total bases and a .434 slugging percentage. For the 4,171 official at-bats in his baseball career, Tauchman has compiled an average at the plate of .295 in addition to having 1,232 base knocks.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 91 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .975 (9th in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 1,122 assists, 103 errors and have a total of 2,968 putouts for the season. Of their 127 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 86 times and been caught 41 times (32.3% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.520 with a FIP of 5.52 as a unit for the season. They rank 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,047. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 607 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.99 (548 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.64 (750 strikeouts against 456 bases on balls). They have conceded 87 home runs and they surrender 5.52 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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