Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (27-43, 10th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (29-37, 9th in KBO) on Sunday, July 2, 2023.

The Eagles have accumulated 103 doubles as a squad and have knocked 41 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha is slugging .335 and have been called out on strikes 579 times, while taking a walk on 281 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 4.1 runs/g, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have 269 RBI's as well as 565 hits this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .238. They have earned 284 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .326.

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Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his career, Jung has slapped 29 balls over the fence while knocking in 207 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .356 and he has a total of 805 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,649 times and came through with a base base knock 593 times. He has struck out 443 times and has taken a walk on 341 occasions, which contributes in part to a .360 on-base %. Jung has an average at the plate of .262 for his career, in addition to 329 scored runs and an OPS of .716.

The Hanwha Eagles have 1,907 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 711 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which is 4th in KBO and they have twisted 64 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 41 bags and have been caught 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 43.8%.

The Eagles have an earned run average of 4.00 this year (5th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 518 batters. Eagles pitchers have given up 42 long balls and 310 runs (6th in the league). Hanwha has allowed 599 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 282 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The Samsung Lions have recorded an OBP of .324 as well as a batting average of .252 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 477 instances (7th in KBO) and have accounted for 603 hits. Samsung has compiled 46 long balls on the campaign in addition to 276 runs batted in. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .355 and they average 4.13 runs per outing (7th in KBO). They have 97 two-baggers, while getting a free base 229 times as well as scoring 289 runs.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In the 467 at-bats in his pro career, Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .233 and has racked up 109 base knocks. He has hit a home run 14 times, in addition to having 166 total bases and a .355 slugging percentage. Lee has drawn a walk 25 times while striking out on 95 plate appearances. He has a total of 52 runs and notched 47 RBIs. His on-base rate is .275 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .630.

The Samsung Lions have twisted 48 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (2nd in the league). The Lions have recorded 682 assists, 42 errors and have 1,868 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 44 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 30 times and been caught 14 times (31.8% caught stealing rate).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.477 in addition to having a FIP of 5.26 as a unit on the campaign. They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 689. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 364 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.77 (330 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.03 (467 strikeouts vs 230 bases on balls). They have allowed 57 long balls and they allow 5.26 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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