KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (8-18, 10th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (8-16, 9th in KBO) on Sunday, May 7, 2023.

The Wiz have compiled 48 doubles as a squad and have hit 15 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging % of .374 and have been called out on strikes 201 times, while drawing a walk on 90 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. They have compiled 116 RBI's and 258 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is .272. They have earned 123 runs while holding a team OBP of .337.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim has a batting average of .280 in his time in baseball, in addition to 212 runs scored and an OPS of .679. He has fanned 239 times and has gotten a free base on 137 occasions, which has contributed to a .347 on-base %. In his career, Kim has slapped 6 baseballs out of the park while driving in 123 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .332 and he has a total of 499 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 1,707 times and has come through with a base hit 420 times.

The KT Wiz have notched a total of 702 putouts thus far, in addition to 254 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and have 23 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 19 bags and have been caught 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 5.0%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.28 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Wiz pitchers have conceded 19 home runs in addition to 128 runs (2nd in the league). KT has allowed 262 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 120 earned runs. The Wiz have an ERA of 4.62 this season (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 180 batters.

Hanwha has a total of 13 long balls for the year as well as 94 RBIs. They have recorded 33 doubles, while getting a free base 106 times as well as putting up 99 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have compiled an OBP of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .224 so far this year. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .305 and they earn 3.67 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have struck out on 233 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have totaled 205 hits.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. For the 2,121 official at-bats in his career, Jung has hit .265 with 562 base hits. He has hit a home run 29 times, as well as 769 total bases and a .363 slugging percentage. Jung has drawn a free base 312 times while going down on strikes on 420 plate appearances. He has amassed 306 runs and has 198 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .359 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .722.

In their 28 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 14 times and been caught 14 times (50.0% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 27 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have 285 assists, 21 errors and have amassed 728 putouts on the campaign.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.437 and have a FIP of 4.60 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 236. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 124 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.16 (112 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.69 (189 strikeouts vs 112 free passes). They have surrendered 18 long balls and they relinquish 4.60 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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