Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, June 30, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (27-42, 10th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (28-37, 9th in KBO) on Friday, June 30, 2023.

The Eagles have recorded 101 doubles as a team and have knocked 39 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging % of .332 and have struck out 573 times, while taking a walk on 279 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 10th in KBO. They have earned 263 RBI's and 556 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .237. They have earned 278 runs and hold an OBP of .326.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Noh has a batting average of .308 in his time in baseball, with 790 scored runs and an OPS of .894. He has fanned 674 times and has taken a walk on 605 occasions, which contributes in part to a .391 OBP. In his career, Noh has hit 235 balls over the fence while knocking in 979 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .503 and he has a total of 2,638 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 6,127 times and has notched a base hit 1,615 times.

The Eagles have stolen 41 bags and have been caught 31 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 43.1%. The Hanwha Eagles have a tally of 1,880 putouts this season, in addition to 698 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them sitting 5th in the league and have 64 double plays.

The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.00 so far this season (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 511 hitters. Hanwha has allowed 589 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 278 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 42 long balls in addition to 306 runs (5th in KBO).

Samsung has tallied 45 long balls this year in addition to 270 runs batted in. They have put up 96 doubles, while walking 226 times as well as putting up 283 runs. The Samsung Lions have recorded an OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .252 so far this season. The Lions have a team SLG% of .355 and they average 4.10 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 472 occasions (7th in the league) and have 594 base hits.

Min-ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 7,006 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has accrued an average at the plate of .276 and has racked up 1,932 base knocks. He has hit the long ball 312 times, with 3,236 total bases and a .462 slugging percentage. Kang has drawn a free base 739 times while going down on strikes on 1,447 plate appearances. He has accrued 891 runs in addition to having 1,126 runs batted in. His OBP is .354 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .816.

Out of their 42 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 29 times and been caught 13 times (31.0% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 670 assists, 39 errors and are sitting with 1,844 putouts so far this season.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.470 and have a FIP of 5.20 as a team this season. They sit at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 676. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 355 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.78 (326 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.05 (465 strikeouts vs 227 walks). They have given up 57 long balls and they relinquish 5.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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