Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Addison Russell and the Kiwoom Heroes (27-35, 7th in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Sunday, June 18, 2023, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (23-34, 10th in KBO).

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have 255 runs scored while having a team OBP of .328. The Heroes have tallied 102 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 27 balls out of the park. They have recorded 245 runs batted in as well as 557 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .253. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .350 and have been called out on strikes 489 times, while getting the free base on 218 occasions.

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Addison Russell is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Russell is sitting with a batting avereage of .270 for his baseball career, in addition to 665 scored runs and an OPS of .789. He has gone down on strikes 1,030 times and earned a walk on 462 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .345 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Russell has hit 151 balls out of the park while knocking in 669 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .444 in addition to racking up 1,950 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 4,946 times and got on base with a base hit 1,184 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 1,688 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 624 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them sitting 6th in the league and have earned 57 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 47 bags and have been gunned down 17 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 26.6%.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 3.51 this year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 438 batters. Kiwoom has allowed 557 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 219 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.58 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29. Heroes pitchers have yielded 27 home runs and 249 runs in total (6th in the league).

Hanwha has recorded 32 home runs this year as well as 223 RBIs. They have hit 86 doubles, while taking a walk 235 times as well as putting up 236 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have recorded an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .238 this season. The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .329 and they are earning 3.93 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have been rung up on 494 occasions (1st in baseball) and have earned a total of 483 base knocks.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has drawn a walk 334 times while fanning on 437 attempts. He has a total of 323 runs in addition to having 204 RBIs. His on-base % is .360 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .718. He has gone deep 29 times, as well as 798 bases in total and a .358 slugging percentage. During the 2,231 at-bats in his pro career, Jung has recorded a batting average of .263 with 587 hits.

Of their 67 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 38 times and been caught 29 times (43.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Eagles have recorded 614 assists, 43 errors and have accumulated 1,622 putouts so far this season.

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.399 with a FIP of 4.58 as a unit for the year. They rank 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 523. The Hanwha pitching staff have relinquished 275 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.18 (251 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 (441 strikeouts against 233 free passes). They have conceded 38 home runs and they relinquish 4.58 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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