Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Austin Dean and the LG Twins (23-14, 3rd in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (13-21, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are compiling 3.6 runs per contest, which is 10th in KBO. They have tallied 131 runs scored and have an OBP of .310. The Eagles have accrued 52 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 18 balls out of the park. They have earned 125 runs batted in in addition to 279 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .228. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .317 and have been called out on strikes 316 times, while getting the free base on 131 occasions.

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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For his professional baseball career, Chae has drilled 102 balls out of the park while driving in 624 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 3,897 times and has delivered a base hit 1,032 times. Chae has a batting average of .297 for his baseball career, with 453 runs scored and an OPS of .801. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .445 in addition to earning 1,546 bases. He has gone down on strikes 648 times and earned a walk on 248 occasions, contributing to a .356 on-base percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 983 putouts for the season, as well as 376 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them sitting 3rd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 38 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 22 bags and have been thrown out 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 45.0%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.79 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Eagles pitchers have yielded 23 home runs and 153 total runs (6th in KBO). Hanwha has given up 298 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 139 earned runs. The Eagles are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 so far this year (7th in the league), and they have rung up 262 hitters.

The Twins hold a team SLG% of .406 and they score 5.43 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have hit 64 two-baggers, while walking 172 times as well as recording 201 runs. LG has knocked in 23 long balls for the year as well as 192 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 224 instances (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 367 base knocks. The LG Twins have earned an OBP of .379 and a team batting average of .291 this year.

Austin Dean is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Dean has tallied a free base 339 times while fanning on 732 tries. He has compiled 545 runs and has 519 RBIs. His OBP sits at .344 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .782. He has gone deep 100 times, with 1,607 total bases and a .438 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,673 official at-bats in his pro career, Dean has accumulated a batting average of .280 with 1,030 base hits.

In their 38 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 29 times and been caught 9 times (23.7% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 32 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .972 (9th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 344 assists, 39 errors and have 1,002 putouts this year.

The LG pitching staff have relinquished 171 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.64 (135 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 16 home runs and they surrender 4.61 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.341 with a FIP of 4.61 as a staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 (243 strikeouts against 129 free passes). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 319.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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