Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (51-71, 9th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (44-62, 10th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, September 8, 2023.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .346 and have struck out 925 times, while drawing a walk on 420 occasions. They have tallied 437 RBI's and 909 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .238. The Eagles have tallied 164 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 78 balls out of the park. They have a total of 466 runs scored while having a team OBP of .321. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in the league.

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Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has hit .261 for his time in baseball, with 248 runs scored and an OPS of .780. He has fanned 489 times and earned a walk on 227 occasions, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Noh has drilled 67 baseballs out of the park while driving in 289 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .432 and he has totaled 768 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,034 times and has come through with a hit 464 times.

The Eagles have swiped 66 bags and have been caught 39 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 37.1%. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 3,038 putouts this year, as well as 1,084 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which puts them in 1st in the league and have accumulated 87 double plays.

The Eagles have an ERA of 4.29 for the year (7th in the league), and they have struck out 819 batters. Eagles pitchers have yielded 72 home runs and 535 total runs (4th in the league). Hanwha has given up 992 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 483 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39.

Kiwoom has a total of 54 home runs on the year to go along with 506 RBIs. They have recorded 193 doubles, while taking a walk 425 times and scoring 528 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .259 this season. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .350 and they are earning 4.22 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have struck out on 963 instances (1st in the league) and have tallied 1,132 hits.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a walk 271 times while being called out on strikes on 553 attempts. He has recorded 487 runs in addition to having earned 304 RBIs. His on-base % is .357 and he has a lifetime OPS of .745. He has homered 25 times, as well as 1,113 total bases and a .388 slugging %. Over the course of the 2,868 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has a batting average of .297 with 851 base hits.

Of their 151 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 112 times and been caught 39 times (25.8% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have racked up 1,238 assists, 97 errors and have earned a total of 3,358 putouts so far this season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 601 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.32 (537 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 74 long balls and they allow 4.83 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.426 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.83 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.90 (845 strikeouts vs 444 walks). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,152.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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