Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (6-17, 10th in KBO) are headed to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (12-11, 5th in KBO).

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 3.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in KBO. They have earned 81 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .304. The Eagles have accrued 29 doubles as a squad and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have 77 runs batted in as well as 175 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .217. Hanwha has a slugging % of .289 and have been called out on strikes 216 times, while drawing a walk on 93 occasions.

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Eun Seong Chae is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Chae has accrued an average at the plate of .298 for his career in baseball, with 450 scored runs and an OPS of .803. He has struck out 635 times and has gotten a free base on 246 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .357 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, Chae has hit 100 baseballs over the fence while driving in 615 runs. His slugging percentage is .446 in addition to racking up 1,529 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,853 times and has delivered a base hit 1,022 times.

The Hanwha Eagles have a tally of 650 putouts for the season, as well as 256 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 5th in the league and they have turned 23 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 10 bases and have been gunned down 11 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 52.4%.

The Eagles have an ERA of 4.37 on the year (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 163 hitters. Hanwha has surrendered 217 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 105 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.66 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.46. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 17 home runs and also 115 runs (3rd in the league).

The Doosan Bears have an OBP of .327 and a batting average of .244 so far this season. They have struck out on 151 occasions (8th in the league) and have recorded 198 base knocks. Doosan has compiled 19 home runs so far this season and 90 RBIs. The Bears hold a team SLG% of .354 and they are earning 4.17 runs per outing (7th in baseball). They have hit 29 two-baggers, while taking a walk 91 times as well as scoring 100 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Kim has drawn a walk 560 times while striking out on 990 chances. His on-base % is .380 and he has earned a career OPS of .907. In the 3,919 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has earned a batting average of .290 with 1,138 hits. He has accrued 687 runs in addition to having 804 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 226 times, with 2,065 bases in total and a .527 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have twisted 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (8th in the league). The Bears have accrued 208 assists, 25 errors and have accounted for 640 putouts for the year. Out of their 18 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 9 times and been caught 9 times (50.0% caught stealing rate).

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.328 in addition to having a FIP of 4.43 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 (188 strikeouts vs 91 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 192. They have allowed 13 dingers and they surrender 4.43 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 105 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.46 (82 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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