Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 10/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (75-61, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (56-73, 8th in KBO) on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which is 9th in KBO. They have earned 576 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .325. The Eagles have tallied 202 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 96 balls out of the park. They have 541 runs batted in as well as 1,113 hits this season, while their average at the plate sits at .242. Hanwha has a slugging % of .353 and have been called out on strikes 1,090 times, while taking a walk on 510 occasions.
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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Chae has hit 118 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 676 runs. His slugging percentage is .443 and he has accumulated 1,699 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 4,311 times and also came through with a base knock 1,125 times. He has fanned 713 times and has gotten a free base on 289 occasions, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base percentage. Chae has recorded a batting average of .294 for his time in baseball, with 506 scored runs and an OPS of .799.
The Eagles have stolen 88 bases and have been thrown out 44 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 33.3%. The Hanwha Eagles have 3,650 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,288 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which ranks 1st in the league and have accumulated 103 double plays.
The Eagles have an earned run average of 4.33 so far this year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 983 hitters. Eagles pitchers have conceded 91 home runs and also 648 runs (4th in the league). Hanwha has conceded 1,212 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 585 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.40.
The Wiz have a team slugging % of .367 and they average 4.56 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have recorded 226 two-baggers, while taking a walk 498 times and earning 634 runs. KT has hit 82 long balls on the season as well as 585 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,040 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 1,264 base knocks. The KT Wiz hold an OBP of .336 and a batting average of .263 this season.
ByungHo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Park has earned a free base 793 times while fanning on 1,696 occasions. His OBP comes in at .371 and he holds a career OPS of .841. During the 5,689 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .272 and has racked up 1,548 hits. He has accounted for 1,002 runs and has 1,206 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 402 times, as well as 3,031 total bases and also a .533 slugging percentage.
The KT Wiz have turned 114 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 1,311 assists, 97 errors and have 3,726 putouts for the year. Of their 131 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 109 times and been caught 22 times (16.8% caught stealing percentage).
The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.360 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a pitching staff for the year. They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,293. The KT pitching staff have relinquished 601 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.99 (551 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.34 (927 strikeouts vs 396 bases on balls). They have yielded 81 homers and they yield 4.36 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT and under the total runs
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