Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Jin Hyuk No and the Lotte Giants (31-24, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (21-34, 10th in KBO) on Thursday, June 15, 2023.

Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .322 and have been rung up 485 times, while getting the free base on 219 occasions. They have tallied 211 runs batted in in addition to 459 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .235. The Eagles have tallied 84 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 28 balls out of the park. They have earned 223 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 10th in KBO.

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Eun-won Jung is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In his professional baseball career, Jung has hit 48 balls out of the park while driving in 544 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 4,983 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,288 times. Jung has accumulated a batting average of .293 for his career, with 672 runs scored and an OPS of .744. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .386 in addition to earning 1,695 bases. He has gone down on strikes 399 times and earned a walk on 355 occasions, which has contributed to a .358 on-base %.

The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated 1,565 putouts this season, as well as 595 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and they have twisted 56 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 38 bags and have been thrown out 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 43.3%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 37 long balls in addition to 267 total runs (3rd in the league). Hanwha has given up 511 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 242 earned runs. The Eagles have a team earned run average of 4.18 on the campaign (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 421 hitters.

The Giants have a SLG% of .352 and they average 4.65 runs per contest (2nd in KBO). They have hit 78 doubles, while taking a walk 201 times as well as racking up 256 runs. Lotte has compiled 22 home runs this season in addition to 236 RBIs. They have been rung up on 372 occasions (9th in KBO) and have a total of 487 base knocks. The Lotte Giants have a team OBP of .335 as well as a team batting average of .262 so far this season.

Jin Hyuk No is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. No has tallied a walk 244 times while striking out on 613 chances. He has tallied 329 runs in addition to having earned 354 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .335 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .760. He has gone yard 74 times, with 1,049 bases in total and also a .425 slugging %. In the 2,467 at-bats in his pro career, No has earned a batting average of .267 with 658 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 37 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (2nd in KBO). The Giants have recorded 496 assists, 30 errors and have notched a total of 1,486 putouts so far this year. Out of their 63 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 46 times and been caught 17 times (27.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 236 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.00 (220 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 27 long balls and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.444 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.10 (439 strikeouts against 209 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 506.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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