Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/24/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles
Date: Friday, June 24, 2022
Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Jae Il Oh and the Samsung Lions (32-35, 6th in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, June 24, 2022, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (22-44, 10th in KBO).
Samsung has a slugging percentage of .366 and have been rung up 470 times, while getting the free base on 194 occasions. They have accounted for 269 runs batted in and 605 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .262. The Lions have tallied 102 doubles as a squad and have hit 40 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 285 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .322. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league.
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Jae Il Oh is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his pro baseball career, Oh has hit 183 balls out of the park while driving in 721 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 4,195 times and came through with a base hit 1,030 times. Oh has earned a batting average of .283 for his baseball career, with 521 scored runs and an OPS of .862. His slugging percentage sits at .497 and he has racked up 1,807 bases. He has struck out 863 times and has been walked on 473 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .365 OBP.
The Lions have swiped 20 bags and have been thrown out 16 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 44.4%. The Samsung Lions have amassed 1,797 putouts this season, in addition to 663 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is at .975 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and have a total of 52 double plays.
The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 3.70 so far this year (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 449 hitters. Samsung has given up 612 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 246 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39. Lions pitchers have relinquished 53 home runs and also 298 runs in total (5th in the league).
Hanwha has tallied 43 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 254 RBIs. They hit 97 two-baggers, while walking 228 times as well as racking up 275 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have recorded a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .241 on the season. The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .351 and they score 4.10 runs per outing (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 639 occasions (1st in KBO) and have a total of 544 hits.
Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For the 1,758 at-bats in his career, Jung has accrued an average at the plate of .268 with 472 base hits. He has hit a home run 26 times, with 660 bases in total and also a .375 slugging percentage. Jung has recorded a free base 251 times while striking out on 353 occasions. He has a total of 265 runs in addition to having earned 173 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .360 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .735.
The Hanwha Eagles have turned 54 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in the league). The Eagles have recorded 659 assists, 71 errors and have notched a total of 1,759 putouts this year. In their 75 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 50 times and been caught 25 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).
The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.532 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.79 as a unit this year. They are sitting at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 640. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 377 runs this year while holding an ERA of 5.17 (337 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.72 (443 strikeouts vs 258 free passes). They have surrendered 56 long balls and they yield 5.79 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Hanwha and under the total runs
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