Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (6-12, 10th in KBO) head to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (10-8, 4th in KBO).

Hanwha is slugging .307 and have struck out 170 times, while being walked on 80 occasions. They have recorded 70 runs batted in as well as 148 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is .227. The Eagles have earned 29 doubles as a unit and have hit 7 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 73 runs and have an on-base percentage of .314. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in KBO.

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Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his professional baseball career, Chae has hit 100 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 614 runs. His career slugging percentage is .448 and he has racked up 1,527 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,833 times and has come through with a hit 1,020 times. He has struck out 628 times and earned a walk on 246 occasions, which contributes in part to a .358 on-base percentage. Chae has hit .299 for his baseball career, in addition to 450 runs scored and an OPS of .807.

The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with 521 putouts thus far, in addition to 205 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .974 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and have 20 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 8 bases and have been thrown out 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 46.7%.

The Eagles have a team ERA of 4.21 so far this season (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 122 batters. Hanwha has given up 172 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 81 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.56 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44. Eagles pitchers have conceded 14 home runs and 91 runs in total (3rd in baseball).

The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .349 and they are recording 5.06 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 19 two-baggers, while getting a free base 72 times as well as racking up 91 runs. Lotte has tallied 11 long balls on the campaign to go along with 81 RBIs. They have been rung up on 123 occasions (7th in KBO) and have earned a total of 155 hits. The Lotte Giants have accumulated an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .254 this season.

Gweon Su An is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. An has earned a free base 37 times while fanning on 57 attempts. He has accrued 79 runs in addition to having 36 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .354 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .706. He has gone deep 2 times, with 137 total bases and a .352 slugging %. For the 389 at-bats in his professional career, An has accumulated a batting average of .293 in addition to having 114 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have twisted 12 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in the league). The Giants have racked up 165 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 478 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 27 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 21 times and been caught 6 times (22.2% caught stealing rate).

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.640 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.87 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.70 (138 strikeouts against 81 free passes). They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 180. They have given up 14 dingers and they concede 5.87 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 104 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.49 (97 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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