KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (7-18, 10th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (8-15, 9th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, May 5, 2023.

As a team, the KT Wiz are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in KBO. They are sitting with 121 runs while holding a team OBP of .338. The Wiz have hit 48 doubles as a squad and have knocked 15 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 114 RBI's as well as 250 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .273. KT is slugging .379 and have been rung up 190 times, while drawing a walk on 87 occasions.

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Anthony Alford is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Alford has hit 8 balls out of the park while driving in 20 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .368 and he has a total of 81 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 240 times and has delivered a base hit 46 times. He has struck out 91 times and earned a walk on 16 occasions, contributing to a .275 OBP. Alford is sitting with a batting avereage of .209 for his baseball career, in addition to 25 scored runs and an OPS of .643.

The Wiz have stolen 19 bases and have been gunned down 1 time, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 5.0%. The KT Wiz have earned 678 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 248 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have 23 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43. Wiz pitchers have yielded 16 home runs and 118 runs in total (5th in the league). KT has allowed 250 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) as well as 111 earned runs. The Wiz hold a team ERA of 4.42 on the season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 172 hitters.

The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .291 and they score 3.42 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have 32 two-baggers, while taking a walk 99 times and scoring 89 runs. Hanwha has a total of 9 home runs this year as well as 84 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 231 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have a total of 194 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated an OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .221 this season.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has recorded a free base 177 times while fanning on 414 tries. His OBP is .340 and he has a career OPS of .736. Over the course of the 1,440 at-bats in his career, Noh has hit .255 in addition to 367 base knocks. He has recorded 191 runs and has 210 runs batted in. He has gone yard 39 times, in addition to having 570 total bases and a .396 slugging percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 26 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Eagles have 277 assists, 21 errors and have amassed 701 putouts this year. Of their 27 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 14 times and been caught 13 times (48.1% caught stealing rate).

The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 121 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.21 (109 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 18 long balls and they surrender 4.66 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.428 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.66 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.65 (177 strikeouts vs 107 walks). They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 226.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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