Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Addison Russell and the Kiwoom Heroes (19-28, 8th in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (16-26, 9th in KBO).

The Heroes have hit 72 doubles as a squad and have smacked 18 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .333 and have struck out 351 times, while getting the free base on 155 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.7 runs per contest, which is 9th in KBO. They have amassed 168 runs batted in and 396 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .244. They have 175 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .317.

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Addison Russell is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Russell has hit 151 baseballs out of the park while driving in 663 runs. For his career, he came to bat 4,886 times and has delivered a hit 1,168 times. Russell is sitting with a batting avereage of .269 for his career in baseball, in addition to 661 runs scored and an OPS of .790. His career slugging percentage is .446 and he has a total of 1,933 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,018 times and earned a walk on 456 at-bats, contributing to a .344 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have stolen 42 bases and have been caught 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 25.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 1,250 putouts so far this season, in addition to 469 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which has them ranked 6th in KBO and have accumulated 42 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 3.57 over the course of the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 333 batters. Heroes pitchers have allowed 19 long balls in addition to 186 runs (6th in baseball). Kiwoom has allowed 423 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 165 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.69 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.31.

The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .306 and a team batting average of .220 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 385 occasions (1st in baseball) and have notched a total of 333 base knocks. Hanwha has hit 23 HRs on the campaign to go along with 148 runs batted in. The Eagles hold a slugging % of .308 and they are scoring 3.49 runs per outing (10th in the league). They hit 61 doubles, while getting a free base 169 times as well as racking up 157 runs.

Eun-won Jung is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Jung has earned a walk 324 times while going down on strikes on 430 plate appearances. He has tallied 314 runs and notched 201 runs batted in. His on-base % is .359 and he has a career OPS of .719. He has gone deep 29 times, as well as 783 total bases and also a .360 slugging percentage. In the 2,178 at-bats in his pro career, Jung has an average at the plate of .264 with 574 base hits.

Of their 52 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 30 times and been caught 22 times (42.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 44 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 459 assists, 32 errors and have a total of 1,226 putouts so far this season.

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.382 and have a FIP of 4.21 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.86 (336 strikeouts against 181 bases on balls). They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 383. They have conceded 29 home runs and they concede 4.21 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 191 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (177 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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