Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Kang Nam Yoo and the Lotte Giants (30-24, 4th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (21-33, 10th in KBO) on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

The Eagles have tallied 81 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 28 balls out of the park. Hanwha is slugging .322 and have been called out on strikes 473 times, while being walked on 210 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league. They have tallied 206 runs batted in and 449 hits so far this year, while their batting average is at .234. They are sitting with 218 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .317.

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Si Hwan Roh is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. For his pro baseball career, Noh has hit 46 baseballs out of the park while driving in 233 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 1,780 times and has come through with a base knock 404 times. Noh has an average at the plate of .259 for his baseball career, with 211 scored runs and an OPS of .750. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .406 and he has racked up 634 bases. He has been struck out 437 times and has gotten a free base on 193 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .344 OBP.

The Eagles have swiped 38 bases and have been thrown out 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 41.5%. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with 1,541 putouts thus far, in addition to 583 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which has them sitting 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 55 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.86 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.40. Eagles pitchers have given up 36 home runs and 260 runs in total (4th in baseball). Hanwha has surrendered 497 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 235 earned runs. The Eagles are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.12 on the year (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 413 batters.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .259 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 364 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned 473 base knocks. Lotte has compiled 21 long balls for the year in addition to 229 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .348 and they average 4.61 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have put up 77 two-baggers, while getting a free base 196 times as well as putting up 249 runs.

Kang Nam Yoo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Yoo has recorded a free base 215 times while going down on strikes on 627 tries. His on-base percentage is .329 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .741. In the 3,131 at-bats in his professional career, Yoo has hit .266 in addition to 832 base hits. He has amassed 355 runs and has 464 RBIs. He has homered 104 times, with 1,289 bases in total and a .412 slugging percentage.

Of their 62 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 45 times and been caught 17 times (27.4% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (2nd in the league). The Giants have recorded 490 assists, 30 errors and have earned a total of 1,459 putouts on the campaign.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.432 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.14 (427 strikeouts against 200 walks). They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 496. They have given up 27 dingers and they yield 4.27 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 231 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.98 (215 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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