Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (12-11, 5th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (6-17, 10th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 3.4 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in baseball. They have notched a total of 81 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Eagles have accounted for 29 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have compiled 77 RBI's in addition to 175 hits this year, and their batting average is at .217. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .289 and have been called out on strikes 216 times, while getting the free base on 93 occasions.

Get all of our Free KBO Picks

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. In his career, Noh has hit 39 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 209 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 1,634 times and has come through with a hit 364 times. Noh has earned a batting average of .254 for his time in baseball, with 190 scored runs and an OPS of .736. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .396 and he has totaled 567 bases. He has been struck out 413 times and earned a walk on 177 at-bats, contributing to a .339 on-base percentage.

The Eagles have stolen 10 bases and have been thrown out 11 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 52.4%. The Hanwha Eagles have 650 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 256 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which has them ranked 5th in the league and they have turned 23 double plays.

The Eagles have an ERA of 4.37 over the course of the season (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 163 batters. Hanwha has surrendered 217 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 105 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.66 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.46. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 17 home runs and 115 runs in total (3rd in KBO).

The Doosan Bears have an OBP of .327 as well as a batting average of .244 on the season. They have struck out on 151 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 198 base hits. Doosan has accounted for 19 home runs for the season and 90 RBIs. The Bears hold a team slugging % of .354 and they are recording 4.17 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have recorded 29 doubles, while getting a free base 91 times and notching 100 runs.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. During the 5,116 at-bats in his career, Yang has hit .307 in addition to 1,569 base hits. He has gone deep 229 times, with 2,566 bases in total and a .502 slugging percentage. Yang has earned a walk 581 times while striking out on 655 occasions. He has accrued 769 runs and notched 954 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .389 and he also has a career OPS of .891.

The Doosan Bears have turned 14 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .971 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 208 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 640 putouts so far this year. Of their 18 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 9 times and been caught 9 times (50.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.328 and have a FIP of 4.43 as a team on the season. They are sitting at 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 192. The Doosan pitching staff have given up 105 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.46 (82 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.07 (188 strikeouts against 91 free passes). They have allowed 13 dingers and they relinquish 4.43 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here