Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (49-44, 3rd in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (38-49, 8th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, August 10, 2023.

The Eagles have recorded 135 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 63 balls out of the park. Hanwha owns a slugging percentage of .346 and have been called out on strikes 769 times, while getting the free base on 361 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have 356 RBI's and 752 hits on the year, while their team batting average is at .239. They have 381 runs while holding a team OBP of .325.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Noh has drilled 60 balls out of the park while knocking in 265 runs. His slugging percentage is .425 in addition to having tallied 722 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 1,946 times and has delivered a hit 445 times. He has struck out 469 times and has taken a walk on 217 occasions, which contributes in part to a .348 OBP. Noh has accumulated a batting average of .262 for his baseball career, with 235 runs scored and an OPS of .773.

The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 2,504 putouts this season, in addition to 896 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and they have turned 78 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 55 bases and have been thrown out 37 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 40.2%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Eagles pitchers have given up 58 long balls and also 413 total runs (5th in KBO). Hanwha has conceded 793 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. The Eagles have an earned run average of 4.07 on the year (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 695 hitters.

KT has accounted for 54 home runs this season in addition to 409 RBIs. They have recorded 155 doubles, while taking a walk 345 times and scoring 441 runs. The KT Wiz have earned a team OBP of .338 as well as a batting average of .266 over the course of the season. The Wiz hold a team slugging % of .367 and they earn 4.64 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 737 instances (3rd in the league) and have earned a total of 882 hits.

Sung-Woo Jang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In the 2,876 at-bats in his professional career, Jang has recorded a batting average of .254 in addition to 730 hits. He has hit it out of the park 84 times, as well as 1,087 bases in total and a .378 slugging percentage. Jang has drawn a walk 337 times while being called out on strikes on 609 plate appearances. He has a total of 295 runs in addition to having 417 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .332 and he has a career OPS of .734.

Of their 81 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 71 times and been caught 10 times (12.3% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 75 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (6th in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 902 assists, 70 errors and have a total of 2,553 putouts this year.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.368 in addition to having a FIP of 4.48 as a team on the campaign. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 895. The KT pitching staff have given up 424 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.11 (389 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.39 (643 strikeouts vs 269 walks). They have given up 60 long balls and they yield 4.48 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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