Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/31/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (16-26, 9th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (20-28, 8th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Kiwoom has a slugging % of .338 and have struck out 361 times, while drawing a walk on 158 occasions. They have 174 RBI's and 409 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .247. The Heroes have tallied 76 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 19 balls out of the stadium. They have 182 runs and hold an OBP of .319. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 3.8 runs/g, which has them at 9th in KBO.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 20 balls out of the park while driving in 271 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .384 in addition to racking up 977 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 2,834 times and has reached base with a base knock 749 times. He has struck out 509 times and has been walked on 241 occasions, contributing to a .354 on-base percentage. Kim has hit .294 for his time in baseball, in addition to 428 scored runs and an OPS of .738.

The Heroes have stolen 43 bases and have been thrown out 15 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 25.9%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 1,277 putouts for the season, in addition to 479 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .978 which has them sitting 6th in KBO and have a total of 42 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team ERA of 3.60 for the year (5th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 338 batters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 19 home runs and 191 runs in total (5th in KBO). Kiwoom has surrendered 432 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 170 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32.

Hanwha has hit 23 long balls over the course of the season as well as 148 runs batted in. They have put up 61 doubles, while getting a free base 169 times as well as scoring 157 runs. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with a team OBP of .306 as well as a batting average of .220 this year. The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .308 and they average 3.49 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 385 instances (1st in baseball) and have notched a total of 333 base knocks.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has tallied a walk 191 times while going down on strikes on 431 attempts. His on-base rate is .340 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .743. In the 1,510 at-bats in his career, Noh is sitting with a batting avereage of .253 with 382 hits. He has accumulated 204 runs and racked up 222 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 46 times, in addition to having 609 total bases and a .403 slugging %.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 44 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (3rd in the league). The Eagles have accrued 459 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,226 putouts for the season. Out of their 52 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 30 times and been caught 22 times (42.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.382 and have a FIP of 4.21 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 383. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 191 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.90 (177 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.86 (336 strikeouts against 181 walks). They have surrendered 29 homers and they yield 4.21 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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