Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (1-6, 10th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (2-3, 6th in KBO).

The Eagles have accounted for 14 doubles as a team and have hit 3 balls out of the park. Hanwha is slugging .333 and have been called out on strikes 67 times, while drawing a walk on 32 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 6th in the league. They have compiled 28 runs batted in and 57 hits this season, and their average at the plate sits at .232. They have racked up 30 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319.

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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Chae is sitting with a batting avereage of .298 in his time in baseball, with 443 runs scored and an OPS of .803. He has struck out 620 times and has been walked on 243 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .357 OBP. In his career, Chae has hit 98 baseballs over the fence while driving in 604 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .446 and he has racked up 1,501 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 3,781 times and has delivered with a hit 1,002 times.

The Eagles have stolen 3 bags and have been caught 2 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 40.0%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned 191 putouts this year, as well as 68 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .974 which is 6th in the league and they have twisted 5 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.59 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.44. Eagles pitchers have given up 5 home runs and 35 runs in total (3rd in the league). Hanwha has surrendered 64 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 32 earned runs. The Eagles have an earned run average of 4.56 so far this season (7th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 43 hitters.

Kia has 3 long balls this season in addition to 17 runs batted in. The have tallied 5 doubles, while walking 24 times and putting up 20 runs. The Kia Tigers have compiled an OBP of .359 and a team batting average of .267 this season. The Tigers have a SLG% of .352 and they score 4.00 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 38 instances (7th in the league) and are sitting with 44 base hits.

Chang Jin Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Lee has drawn a free base 148 times while going down on strikes on 228 tries. His on-base percentage is .360 and he has a lifetime OPS of .731. During the 1,104 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has hit .274 with 302 hits. He has tallied 171 runs and notched 137 RBIs. He has gone yard 16 times, in addition to having 413 bases in total and a .374 slugging %.

Of their 10 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 7 times and been caught 3 times (30.0% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 7 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .953 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have 50 assists, 9 errors and have a total of 132 putouts for the season.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.477 in addition to having a FIP of 4.50 as a squad so far this season. They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 38. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 22 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.89 (19 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.15 (31 strikeouts against 27 bases on balls). They have surrendered 6 dingers and they relinquish 4.50 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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