Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (21-20, 5th in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (14-25, 9th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .316 and have been called out on strikes 361 times, while being walked on 150 occasions. They have accumulated 140 runs batted in as well as 318 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .224. The Eagles have accrued 60 doubles as a team and have hit 23 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 148 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are earning 3.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in KBO.

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Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Noh has hit 46 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 221 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 1,716 times and has delivered with a base knock 382 times. Noh has hit .254 for his career in baseball, in addition to 203 scored runs and an OPS of .745. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .405 and he has accumulated 609 bases. He has fanned 426 times and has been walked on 187 occasions, contributing to a .340 OBP.

The Hanwha Eagles have a tally of 1,148 putouts this year, in addition to 428 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have accumulated 40 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 28 bases and have been thrown out 21 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 42.9%.

The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 3.84 for the season (6th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 319 hitters. Eagles pitchers have allowed 28 home runs and also 177 runs in total (5th in the league). Hanwha has given up 357 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 163 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.92 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.37.

The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .374 and they score 4.41 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have 59 two-baggers, while taking a walk 146 times and putting up 181 runs. NC has tallied 24 home runs for the season to go along with 167 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 331 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 377 base knocks. The NC Dinos have compiled an OBP of .348 as well as a team batting average of .269 so far this season.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Park has drawn a walk 343 times while fanning on 552 plate appearances. He has recorded 654 runs in addition to having earned 564 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .391 and he has a career OPS of .876. He has homered 101 times, with 1,788 total bases and a .485 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,684 at-bats in his pro career, Park has an average at the plate of .326 in addition to having 1,202 base hits.

The NC Dinos have twisted 34 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in KBO). The Dinos have racked up 359 assists, 40 errors and have notched a total of 1,093 putouts so far this year. Of their 40 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 24 times and been caught 16 times (40.0% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have given up 157 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.39 (137 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 29 homers and they concede 3.88 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.283 in addition to having a FIP of 3.88 as a unit for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 (361 strikeouts vs 149 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 318.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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