Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/17/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (22-34, 10th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (27-34, 7th in KBO) on Saturday, June 17, 2023.

The Heroes have accumulated 99 doubles as a team and have hit 27 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .350 and have struck out 483 times, while being walked on 212 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have 241 RBI's and 546 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is .253. They have accounted for 251 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .327.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Lee has hit 65 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 505 runs. His career slugging percentage is .493 and he has totaled 1,667 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 3,835 times and has delivered a base hit 1,147 times. He has gone down on strikes 299 times and has walked on 369 occasions, which contributes in part to a .406 OBP. Lee has hit .339 for his baseball career, with 567 scored runs and an OPS of .899.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 1,661 putouts this season, in addition to 611 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which puts them in 6th in KBO and they have twisted 56 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 46 bags and have been thrown out 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.0%.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 3.45 so far this year (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 435 hitters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 26 home runs and also 241 total runs (7th in baseball). Kiwoom has yielded 547 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 212 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Hanwha has tallied 30 home runs on the season and 218 RBIs. The have tallied 84 doubles, while walking 226 times as well as putting up 231 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .235 for the season. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .325 and they average 3.92 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 489 instances (1st in KBO) and have 469 hits.

Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Chae has recorded a walk 257 times while striking out on 664 chances. He has scored 471 runs and has 635 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .357 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .802. He has hit a home run 105 times, with 1,585 bases in total and also a .445 slugging %. For the 3,560 at-bats in his baseball career, Chae has earned a batting average of .297 in addition to having 1,058 base knocks.

In their 67 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 38 times and been caught 29 times (43.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 56 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Eagles have recorded 603 assists, 43 errors and have 1,592 putouts so far this season.

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.409 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a staff this season. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 515. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 271 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (246 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.85 (430 strikeouts against 232 bases on balls). They have conceded 37 dingers and they allow 4.60 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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