Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (23-36, 10th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (27-31, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

The Tigers have hit 81 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 36 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging percentage of .364 and have been called out on strikes 441 times, while being walked on 210 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which is 6th in baseball. They have 243 RBI's as well as 532 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .263. They have earned a total of 262 runs while having a team OBP of .337.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Choi has hit 364 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,498 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .534 in addition to earning 3,860 bases. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 8,475 times and has reached base with a base hit 2,258 times. He has struck out 1,280 times and has taken a walk on 1,046 occasions, which has contributed to a .402 on-base percentage. Choi has an average at the plate of .312 for his career in baseball, with 1,190 runs scored and an OPS of .936.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated 1,568 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 527 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and they have turned 64 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 43 bases and have been thrown out 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.4%.

The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.84 for the year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 426 batters. Kia has surrendered 488 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 223 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.69 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 30 long balls and 252 total runs (9th in KBO).

The Hanwha Eagles have earned an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .237 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 529 instances (1st in baseball) and have totaled 510 hits. Hanwha is sitting with 35 HRs on the year in addition to 236 runs batted in. The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .330 and they average 3.95 runs per contest (10th in the league). The have tallied 91 two-baggers, while walking 251 times and racking up 249 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Over the course of the 1,588 official at-bats in his baseball career, Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .260 in addition to 413 base knocks. He has gone yard 48 times, with 649 total bases and a .409 slugging %. Noh has earned a free base 197 times while fanning on 443 chances. He has compiled 215 runs in addition to having earned 240 runs batted in. His on-base % is .345 and he holds a career OPS of .754.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 60 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in the league). The Eagles have accrued 642 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 1,718 putouts on the season. In their 68 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 39 times and been caught 29 times (42.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 292 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.20 (267 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 39 homers and they surrender 4.59 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.405 and have a FIP of 4.59 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.87 (463 strikeouts vs 248 free passes). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 556.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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