Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (21-21, 5th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (15-25, 9th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Sunday, May 28, 2023.

The Eagles have tallied 61 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 23 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .314 and have struck out 371 times, while getting the free base on 157 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 3.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in KBO. They have accounted for 144 RBI's and 323 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .223. They have notched a total of 152 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .307.

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Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Chae has compiled an average at the plate of .297 for his career, in addition to 458 scored runs and an OPS of .803. He has fanned 655 times and has walked on 250 at-bats, contributing to a .357 on-base %. For his career, Chae has hit 104 baseballs over the fence while driving in 627 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .446 and he has totaled 1,561 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 3,927 times and came through with a base base hit 1,039 times.

The Eagles have stolen 28 bases and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 44.0%. The Hanwha Eagles have 1,175 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 440 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have 40 double plays.

The Eagles have an ERA of 3.82 this season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 326 batters. Hanwha has surrendered 363 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 166 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 28 home runs and also 180 runs in total (5th in baseball).

The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .371 and they score 4.33 runs per contest (5th in the league). They hit 62 two-baggers, while taking a walk 147 times and scoring 182 runs. NC is sitting with 24 long balls this season as well as 168 RBIs. They have been rung up on 340 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 382 base knocks. The NC Dinos have compiled a team on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a batting average of .266 this season.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Son has tallied a walk 869 times while fanning on 1,175 tries. His on-base % is .395 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .853. In the 7,120 at-bats in his pro career, Son has hit .320 in addition to having 2,281 hits. He has accounted for 1,241 runs and has 943 runs batted in. He has gone yard 169 times, with 3,258 bases in total and also a .458 slugging percentage.

In their 41 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 25 times and been caught 16 times (39.0% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 365 assists, 42 errors and have a total of 1,117 putouts on the season.

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.306 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 (366 strikeouts vs 157 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 329. They have allowed 29 long balls and they surrender 4.06 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The NC pitching staff have allowed 168 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.56 (147 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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