Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears
Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: MBC Sports+
Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (19-29, 9th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (24-24, 5th in KBO).
As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 193 runs scored and have an OBP of .313. The Eagles have recorded 71 doubles as a unit and have knocked 27 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 183 RBI's in addition to 396 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .230. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .321 and have been rung up 426 times, while being walked on 184 occasions.
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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his career, Chae has hit 105 balls out of the park while driving in 630 runs. His career slugging percentage is .447 and he has racked up 1,577 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 3,959 times and has delivered a base hit 1,050 times. He has fanned 658 times and has been walked on 254 occasions, contributing to a .358 on-base %. Chae has earned a batting average of .298 for his career, with 465 runs scored and an OPS of .805.
The Hanwha Eagles have amassed 1,388 putouts this season, in addition to 520 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and they have twisted 50 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 33 bags and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 40.0%.
The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.11 on the season (7th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 377 batters. Hanwha has relinquished 448 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 211 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Eagles pitchers have given up 33 home runs and also 230 runs in total (4th in KBO).
The Bears hold a slugging percentage of .364 and they are scoring 4.06 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have recorded 66 doubles, while getting a free base 165 times and scoring 199 runs. Doosan is sitting with 36 home runs on the year to go along with 181 RBIs. They have been rung up on 337 occasions (8th in KBO) and have totaled 411 base hits. The Doosan Bears have accounted for an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .249 on the year.
Suk Hwan Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Over the course of the 2,675 at-bats in his professional career, Yang has accumulated a batting average of .263 in addition to 704 hits. He has hit a home run 109 times, in addition to having 1,176 total bases and also a .440 slugging percentage. Yang has tallied a walk 181 times while going down on strikes on 601 attempts. He has tallied 330 runs and has 439 RBIs. His OBP sits at .314 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .755.
Out of their 32 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 15 times and been caught 17 times (53.1% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 30 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have accrued 423 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 1,302 putouts over the course of the season.
The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.371 and have a FIP of 4.83 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.02 (355 strikeouts vs 176 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 419. They have yielded 31 dingers and they relinquish 4.83 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 233 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.25 (205 earned runs allowed).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha
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