Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Zach Reks and the Lotte Giants (10-8, 4th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (6-12, 10th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

The Eagles have compiled 29 doubles as a unit and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .307 and have struck out 170 times, while getting the free base on 80 occasions. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in KBO. They have recorded 70 RBI's and 148 hits so far this year, and their batting average is at .227. They have a total of 73 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Noh has hit .254 for his career in baseball, with 188 scored runs and an OPS of .736. He has fanned 409 times and has taken a walk on 175 occasions, contributing to a .340 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Noh has hit 38 baseballs out of the park while driving in 207 runs. His slugging percentage is .396 in addition to earning 559 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 1,613 times and got on base with a base hit 359 times.

The Eagles have stolen 8 bags and have been caught 7 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 46.7%. The Hanwha Eagles have amassed 521 putouts this season, as well as 205 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .974 which ranks 7th in the league and they have turned 20 double plays.

The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.21 over the course of the season (8th in the league), and they have struck out 122 hitters. Eagles pitchers have given up 14 home runs and 91 total runs (3rd in KBO). Hanwha has allowed 172 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 81 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.56 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Lotte Giants hold an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .254 this year. They have struck out on 123 occasions (7th in the league) and have 155 hits. Lotte has hit 11 HRs so far this year as well as 81 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging % of .349 and they are earning 5.06 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have put up 19 doubles, while getting a free base 72 times as well as racking up 91 runs.

Zach Reks is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reks has tallied a free base 0 times while fanning on 17 occasions. His on-base % is .205 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .432. During the 44 at-bats in his pro career, Reks has accrued an average at the plate of .205 with 9 hits. He has accumulated 5 runs in addition to having 3 RBIs. He has gone deep 0 times, with 10 total bases and a .227 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in KBO). The Giants have accrued 165 assists, 13 errors and have accumulated 478 putouts for the year. Of their 27 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 21 times and been caught 6 times (22.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.640 with a FIP of 5.87 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.70 (138 strikeouts against 81 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 180. They have given up 14 HR's and they surrender 5.87 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 104 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.49 (97 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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