Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (40-47, 8th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (34-42, 9th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

The Eagles have hit 119 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 52 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .344 and have been rung up 648 times, while drawing a walk on 317 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have 311 runs batted in in addition to 656 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .241. They have notched a total of 333 runs while holding a team OBP of .328.

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Eun Seong Chae is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Chae is sitting with a batting avereage of .297 for his career, in addition to 484 runs scored and an OPS of .803. He has struck out 673 times and has walked on 269 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .358 OBP. In his career, Chae has hit 107 balls over the fence while knocking in 642 runs. His slugging percentage is .445 and he has a total of 1,615 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,084 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,078 times.

The Eagles have swiped 44 bases and have been thrown out 35 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 44.3%. The Hanwha Eagles have 2,174 putouts this year, as well as 794 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them ranked 5th in the league and they have twisted 70 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36. Eagles pitchers have given up 52 home runs in addition to 350 runs in total (7th in the league). Hanwha has given up 687 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 320 earned runs. The Eagles have compiled a team earned run average of 3.98 for the year (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 604 batters.

The Heroes hold a slugging % of .347 and they average 3.98 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have recorded 144 two-baggers, while walking 313 times and recording 354 runs. Kiwoom has knocked in 36 HRs on the season to go along with 340 RBIs. They have struck out on 682 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 785 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .254 on the year.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 3,475 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has a batting average of .340 with 1,181 hits. He has gone yard 65 times, in addition to having 1,706 total bases and also a .491 slugging percentage. Lee has tallied a walk 383 times while fanning on 304 chances. He has accounted for 581 runs in addition to having 515 runs batted in. His on-base % is .407 and he has a career OPS of .898.

In their 90 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 67 times and been caught 23 times (25.6% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (4th in KBO). The Heroes have 884 assists, 60 errors and have earned 2,399 putouts this season.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.336 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.35 (624 strikeouts vs 265 free passes). They come in at 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 803. They have conceded 44 homers and they concede 4.19 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 372 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.76 (334 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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