Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (13-11, 4th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (6-18, 10th in KBO) on Thursday, May 4, 2023.

The Eagles have hit 29 doubles as a team and have smacked 9 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .283 and have been called out on strikes 225 times, while being walked on 94 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 3.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in KBO. They have 77 runs batted in and 180 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .214. They are sitting with 81 runs while holding a team OBP of .300.

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Eun-won Jung is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Jung has a batting average of .265 for his time in baseball, with 304 runs scored and an OPS of .721. He has struck out 420 times and has walked on 311 occasions, which has contributed to a .359 on-base percentage. For his career, Jung has hit 29 baseballs out of the park while driving in 197 runs. His slugging percentage is .362 and he has a total of 765 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,466 times and has reached base with a base hit 559 times.

The Hanwha Eagles have 674 putouts this season, in addition to 265 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which puts them in 5th in the league and have accumulated 25 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 13 bases and have been caught 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 48.0%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.65 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Eagles pitchers have allowed 18 home runs in addition to 118 total runs (3rd in the league). Hanwha has conceded 224 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 107 earned runs. The Eagles have a team ERA of 4.30 on the year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 168 hitters.

The Bears hold a slugging % of .356 and they are recording 4.12 runs per game (7th in baseball). They hit 30 two-baggers, while getting a free base 95 times and racking up 103 runs. Doosan has 20 home runs for the year as well as 92 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 156 occasions (8th in KBO) and have earned 205 base hits. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .330 and a batting average of .244 for the year.

Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Ho has drawn a free base 348 times while striking out on 393 tries. His OBP comes in at .358 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .743. Over the course of the 4,301 at-bats in his pro career, Ho has accumulated a batting average of .293 and has racked up 1,261 base knocks. He has scored 662 runs in addition to having earned 534 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 47 times, as well as 1,657 total bases and also a .385 slugging percentage.

Out of their 18 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 9 times and been caught 9 times (50.0% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (8th in the league). The Bears have recorded 216 assists, 26 errors and have a total of 667 putouts on the season.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.301 with a FIP of 4.25 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.14 (197 strikeouts vs 92 bases on balls). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 197. They have allowed 13 homers and they surrender 4.25 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have given up 105 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.32 (82 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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