Hanwha Eagles vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (10-19, 9th in KBO) head to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, May 13, 2023, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (21-11, 1st in KBO).

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league. They have earned 111 runs while holding a team OBP of .312. The Eagles have earned 40 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 15 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 106 RBI's as well as 229 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .227. Hanwha is slugging .313 and have been called out on strikes 258 times, while getting the free base on 113 occasions.

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Eun Seong Chae is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Chae has drilled 101 baseballs out of the park while driving in 619 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .445 and he has totaled 1,535 bases. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 3,874 times and has delivered a base knock 1,025 times. He has been struck out 642 times and has gotten a free base on 248 at-bats, contributing to a .357 on-base percentage. Chae has recorded a batting average of .297 in his time in baseball, with 452 runs scored and an OPS of .802.

The Eagles have swiped 15 bases and have been gunned down 16 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 51.6%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 809 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 320 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and they have twisted 30 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.71 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Eagles pitchers have allowed 20 home runs and also 136 runs in total (5th in the league). Hanwha has conceded 252 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 123 earned runs. The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 4.11 on the season (7th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 215 hitters.

The SSG Landers have earned an on-base percentage of .332 and a batting average of .252 so far this season. They have struck out on 224 occasions (5th in KBO) and have recorded 270 base hits. SSG is sitting with 27 long balls so far this season and 128 runs batted in. The Landers have a team slugging % of .373 and they are earning 4.44 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have notched 47 doubles, while getting a free base 122 times as well as earning 142 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has earned a free base 120 times while being called out on strikes on 188 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .379 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .898. For the 1,232 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .309 with 381 hits. He has accounted for 223 runs and notched 223 runs batted in. He has homered 62 times, as well as 640 total bases and also a .519 slugging %.

Out of their 30 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 19 times and been caught 11 times (36.7% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have twisted 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .974 (7th in KBO). The Landers have recorded 321 assists, 31 errors and have a tally of 856 putouts on the campaign.

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.396 and have a FIP of 3.82 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.79 (233 strikeouts against 130 bases on balls). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 268. They have conceded 19 long balls and they surrender 3.82 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have allowed 121 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.28 (104 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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