KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (30-35, 7th in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (27-37, 9th in KBO).

The Wiz have recorded 107 doubles as a squad and have smacked 37 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging % of .364 and have struck out 523 times, while taking a walk on 251 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have 286 RBI's as well as 625 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .265. They are sitting with 309 runs and have an OBP of .338.

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ByungHo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Park has hit 391 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,160 runs. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 6,466 times and has delivered a hit 1,488 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .272 for his career, with 977 scored runs and an OPS of .840. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .535 and he has a total of 2,932 bases. He has struck out 1,645 times and has been walked on 774 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .372 on-base percentage.

The KT Wiz have earned 1,803 putouts on the year, in addition to 625 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them ranked 5th in the league and they have twisted 53 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 49 bags and have been thrown out 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 12.5%.

The Wiz have an ERA of 4.45 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 460 batters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 48 home runs and also 326 runs in total (2nd in the league). KT has surrendered 650 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 297 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.20 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43.

The Hanwha Eagles have an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .237 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 566 instances (1st in KBO) and have earned a total of 547 base hits. Hanwha has accounted for 39 HRs over the course of the season as well as 259 RBIs. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .332 and they have an average of 4.03 runs per game (10th in the league). They hit 100 doubles, while walking 278 times and recording 274 runs.

Eun Seong Chae is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Chae has drawn a walk 262 times while going down on strikes on 670 occasions. His on-base percentage comes in at .358 and he holds a career OPS of .803. Over the course of the 3,588 official at-bats in his pro career, Chae has an average at the plate of .297 with 1,067 hits. He has compiled 476 runs and also has 639 RBIs. He has homered 106 times, with 1,598 total bases and a .445 slugging percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 64 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (4th in the league). The Eagles have accrued 691 assists, 50 errors and have notched a total of 1,853 putouts for the season. In their 71 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 40 times and been caught 31 times (43.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.379 in addition to having a FIP of 4.44 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.87 (500 strikeouts against 267 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 584. They have relinquished 42 home runs and they relinquish 4.44 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 305 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.05 (278 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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