Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (13-24, 9th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (18-18, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

The Tigers have accrued 41 two-baggers as a team and have hit 19 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging % of .343 and have struck out 280 times, while getting the free base on 119 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have accrued 137 runs batted in in addition to 317 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is .259. They are sitting with 150 runs and have an OBP of .328.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .313 for his career, in addition to 1,178 runs scored and an OPS of .936. He has struck out 1,257 times and has gotten a free base on 1,033 occasions, which has contributed to a .402 OBP. For his career, Choi has hit 360 balls out of the park while driving in 1,483 runs. His slugging percentage is .534 and he has totaled 3,816 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 8,372 times and has delivered a base knock 2,233 times.

The Tigers have swiped 27 bases and have been thrown out 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%. The Kia Tigers have amassed 958 putouts this year, in addition to 328 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and have 40 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.63 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Tigers pitchers have allowed 18 long balls and 140 runs (10th in baseball). Kia has surrendered 290 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 123 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.47 so far this season (3rd in the league), and they have struck out 259 hitters.

The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .311 and they score 3.43 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have recorded 56 doubles, while taking a walk 141 times as well as putting up 137 runs. Hanwha is sitting with 21 home runs on the campaign in addition to 131 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 350 occasions (1st in KBO) and have totaled 302 hits. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .304 as well as a team batting average of .222 on the year.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has recorded a free base 184 times while going down on strikes on 426 occasions. His on-base percentage is .340 and he also has a career OPS of .744. For the 1,497 at-bats in his professional career, Noh has accumulated a batting average of .255 with 381 hits. He has amassed 201 runs in addition to having 220 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 45 times, in addition to having 605 total bases and also a .404 slugging percentage.

In their 49 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 28 times and been caught 21 times (42.9% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Eagles have racked up 418 assists, 28 errors and have 1,094 putouts over the course of the season.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.373 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.78 (292 strikeouts vs 164 walks). They rank 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 336. They have given up 25 homers and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 168 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.81 (154 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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