Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (49-50, 6th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (42-56, 9th in KBO) on Sunday, August 27, 2023.

The Eagles have hit 154 doubles as a squad and have knocked 75 balls out of the park. Hanwha is slugging .351 and have been rung up 858 times, while taking a walk on 395 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in KBO. They have accrued 414 runs batted in and 860 hits this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .241. They are sitting with 441 runs while holding a team OBP of .324.

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Eun-won Jung is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Jung is sitting with a batting avereage of .262 for his time in baseball, with 342 scored runs and an OPS of .716. He has been struck out 465 times and has gotten a free base on 357 occasions, which has contributed to a .360 OBP. In his career, Jung has hit 31 balls over the fence while knocking in 217 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .356 and he has a total of 835 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 2,753 times and also came through with a base hit 614 times.

The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 2,834 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,008 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 3rd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 84 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 65 bags and have been thrown out 37 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 36.3%.

The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 4.14 on the year (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 784 hitters. Eagles pitchers have conceded 68 long balls and 482 total runs (4th in KBO). Hanwha has allowed 900 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 434 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The Kia Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .341 and a batting average of .269 on the campaign. They have struck out on 698 occasions (8th in KBO) and have earned 931 base hits. Kia has recorded 69 home runs for the year as well as 457 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .382 and they earn 4.86 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have hit 152 two-baggers, while taking a walk 361 times and putting up 491 runs.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has tallied a walk 220 times while going down on strikes on 413 chances. His OBP sits at .312 and he also has a career OPS of .624. During the 2,452 official at-bats in his baseball career, Park has a batting average of .251 with 615 hits. He has accrued 334 runs and has 237 RBIs. He has homered 12 times, as well as 764 total bases and also a .312 slugging %.

The Kia Tigers have twisted 93 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 919 assists, 75 errors and have a tally of 2,677 putouts for the season. Out of their 92 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 71 times and been caught 21 times (22.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.443 and have a FIP of 4.56 as a pitching staff for the season. They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 875. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 452 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.06 (402 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.74 (716 strikeouts against 412 walks). They have yielded 59 homers and they concede 4.56 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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