Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (80-62, 3rd in KBO last year) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (46-96, 10th in KBO last season) on Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Hanwha had a slugging percentage of .352 and struck out 1,264 times, while being walked on 497 occasions. They recorded 520 runs batted in and 1,196 hits over the course of last year, and their team batting average sat at .245. The Eagles tallied 217 two-baggers as a unit and hit 88 baseballs out of the park. They earned a total of 564 runs scored and held an OBP of .319. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles notched 3.9 runs per outing, which was 10th in the league.

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Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has accrued an average at the plate of .267 for his career, with 296 scored runs and an OPS of .731. He has struck out 406 times and has walked on 301 at-bats, contributing to a .362 OBP. In his career, Jung has hit 29 baseballs over the fence while driving in 194 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .369 and he has racked up 746 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,363 times and has delivered with a base hit 540 times.

The Eagles swiped 121 bases and were gunned down 51 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage finished at 29.7%. The Hanwha Eagles earned 3,805 putouts over the course of the prior season, in addition to 1,406 assists and 134 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .975 which had them sitting 10th in Korean baseball and they twisted 111 double plays.

The Eagles held a team earned run average of 4.83 during the previous year (9th in baseball), and the staff struck out 974 hitters. Hanwha conceded 1,314 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 680 earned runs. They earned a K/BB ratio of 1.62 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.51. Eagles pitchers allowed 112 home runs in addition to 759 runs (1st in the league).

Kiwoom accounted for 94 home runs during the previous year to go along with 578 RBIs. They have hit 203 doubles, while getting a free base 527 times as well as scoring 621 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes accounted for an on-base percentage of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .252 over the course of the prior season. The Heroes had a SLG% of .364 and they scored 4.31 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They were rung up on 1,032 occasions (4th in the league) and earned 1,250 hits.

Sung Mun Song is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. During the 1,400 at-bats in his career, Song has a batting average of .254 and has racked up 356 hits. He has gone yard 30 times, with 530 total bases and a .379 slugging percentage. Song has recorded a walk 123 times while fanning on 228 chances. He has a total of 176 runs and has 200 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .313 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .692.

The Kiwoom Heroes turned 134 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (5th in KBO). The Heroes recorded 1,549 assists, 118 errors and notched a total of 3,889 putouts over the course of last season. Of their 127 tries at getting a steal, they made it 85 times and were caught 42 times (33.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes had a team WHIP of 1.340 and had a FIP of 4.24 as a staff last year. They finished at 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,247. The Kiwoom pitching staff allowed 610 runs in the previous season while having an ERA of 3.79 (546 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sat at 2.06 (1,010 strikeouts vs 490 bases on balls). They yielded 96 homers and they yielded 4.24 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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