Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (4-7, 8th in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (6-6, 4th in KBO) on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

Doosan has a slugging % of .330 and have struck out 78 times, while being walked on 46 occasions. They have 43 runs batted in as well as 95 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .241. The Bears have hit 14 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 48 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.0 runs/g, which ranks them 8th in baseball.

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Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Yang has hit .307 for his career, in addition to 768 scored runs and an OPS of .893. He has been struck out 650 times and has gotten a free base on 577 at-bats, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage. In his career, Yang has hit 228 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 949 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .503 and he has totaled 2,549 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 5,915 times and has delivered with a hit 1,558 times.

The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 322 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 108 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .966 which ranks 8th in the league and have a total of 6 double plays. The Bears have swiped 6 bags and have been caught 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 50.0%.

The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.12 for the season (6th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 92 hitters. Bears pitchers have conceded 5 home runs in addition to 62 total runs (3rd in the league). Doosan has conceded 114 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 49 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.77 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.55.

The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated a team OBP of .334 as well as a team batting average of .237 for the season. They have struck out on 114 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have 101 base knocks. Hanwha has accounted for 5 home runs this year in addition to 51 runs batted in. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .330 and they earn 4.50 runs per outing (4th in baseball). They have hit 23 doubles, while walking 61 times as well as putting up 54 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has drawn a walk 174 times while striking out on 405 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .340 and he holds a career OPS of .738. During the 1,387 at-bats in his professional career, Noh has accumulated a batting average of .254 and has racked up 352 base knocks. He has recorded 186 runs in addition to having 205 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 38 times, as well as 552 total bases and a .398 slugging percentage.

In their 7 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 4 times and been caught 3 times (42.9% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 11 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 120 assists, 9 errors and have accumulated 335 putouts during this campaign.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.358 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a staff over the course of the season. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 110. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 51 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.80 (47 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.07 (85 strikeouts vs 41 bases on balls). They have surrendered 9 HR's and they surrender 4.11 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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