Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (2-1, 4th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (0-3, 10th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, April 6, 2023.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .357 and have been called out on strikes 29 times, while drawing a walk on 10 occasions. They have recorded 12 runs batted in as well as 29 base knocks this year, while their batting average is sitting at .259. The Eagles have tallied 6 doubles as a unit and have smacked 1 ball out of the park. They have tallied 14 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .317. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 6th in baseball.

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Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In his pro baseball career, Jung has slapped 29 balls out of the park while driving in 195 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,378 times and also came through with a base hit 543 times. Jung has hit .267 for his career in baseball, with 296 scored runs and an OPS of .729. He has earned a slugging percentage of .368 in addition to having tallied 749 bases. He has struck out 407 times and has taken a walk on 301 occasions, contributing to a .361 OBP.

The Eagles have stolen 0 bags. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 77 putouts thus far, as well as 25 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .971 which has them sitting 7th in the league and they have turned 1 double play.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.38 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.63. Eagles pitchers have allowed 3 home runs and also 17 runs (3rd in the league). Hanwha has surrendered 33 hits (11.8 per 9 innings) and also 16 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 5.71 for the season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 19 batters.

The Lions have a slugging percentage of .421 and they are earning 5.00 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have hit 2 two-baggers, while getting a free base 11 times and recording 15 runs. Samsung has knocked in 4 long balls for the season in addition to 15 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 24 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 26 base knocks. The Samsung Lions have earned an OBP of .346 in addition to a team batting average of .274 this year.

Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kang has earned a walk 722 times while striking out on 1,413 tries. He has accounted for 864 runs in addition to having 1,091 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .354 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .816. He has homered 304 times, as well as 3,138 total bases and a .462 slugging percentage. For the 6,791 official at-bats in his pro career, Kang has earned a batting average of .275 with 1,867 base knocks.

The Samsung Lions have twisted 0 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (4th in the league). The Lions have accrued 26 assists, 2 errors and have 81 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 4 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 3 times and been caught 1 time (25.0% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have given up 20 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 6.67 (20 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 3 homers and they concede 6.67 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.667 with a FIP of 6.67 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 (21 strikeouts vs 10 walks). They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 35.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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