Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (13-21, 9th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 19, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (23-14, 3rd in KBO).

Hanwha has a slugging % of .317 and have struck out 316 times, while drawing a walk on 131 occasions. They have 125 RBI's in addition to 279 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .228. The Eagles have compiled 52 doubles as a team and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. They have 131 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are earning 3.6 runs/g, which ranks them 10th in the league.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .257 for his time in baseball, with 201 runs scored and an OPS of .752. He has been struck out 421 times and has taken a walk on 183 at-bats, contributing to a .343 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Noh has drilled 45 balls over the fence while driving in 220 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .409 and he has totaled 605 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 1,689 times and has delivered with a base knock 381 times.

The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 983 putouts this year, in addition to 376 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 3rd in the league and they have turned 38 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 22 bases and have been caught 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 45.0%.

The Eagles have a team earned run average of 3.82 on the campaign (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 262 batters. Eagles pitchers have allowed 23 home runs and 153 total runs (6th in KBO). Hanwha has conceded 298 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 139 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.79 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The LG Twins have an OBP of .379 as well as a team batting average of .291 on the season. They have struck out on 224 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 367 base hits. LG has a total of 23 HRs for the season to go along with 192 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging % of .406 and they score 5.43 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They hit 64 doubles, while getting a free base 172 times as well as notching 201 runs.

Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. During the 7,264 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .313 in addition to having 2,272 hits. He has hit it out of the park 244 times, in addition to having 3,479 total bases and also a .479 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a free base 983 times while going down on strikes on 883 attempts. He has a total of 1,148 runs and has 1,332 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .395 and he has a lifetime OPS of .874.

Of their 38 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 29 times and been caught 9 times (23.7% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 32 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .972 (9th in Korean baseball). The Twins have recorded 344 assists, 39 errors and have amassed 1,002 putouts for the year.

The LG pitching staff have conceded 171 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.64 (135 earned runs conceded). They have given up 16 long balls and they allow 4.61 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.341 in addition to having a FIP of 4.61 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.88 (243 strikeouts vs 129 bases on balls). They come in at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 319.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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