KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (55-45, 3rd in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, August 19, 2023, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (41-52, 8th in KBO).

The Wiz have hit 165 two-baggers as a team and have hit 56 balls out of the park. KT is slugging .366 and have been called out on strikes 784 times, while drawing a walk on 361 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.7 runs/g, which has them sitting at 3rd in KBO. They have 440 runs batted in and 945 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average sits at .267. They have accumulated 477 runs scored and hold an OBP of .337.

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ByungHo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Park has earned a batting average of .272 in his time in baseball, with 985 scored runs and an OPS of .866. He has struck out 1,670 times and has gotten a free base on 782 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .371 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Park has drilled 394 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,183 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .533 in addition to having tallied 2,977 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 6,586 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,519 times.

The KT Wiz have a total of 2,742 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 953 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have accumulated 81 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 76 bags and have been caught 10 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 11.6%.

The Wiz have compiled a team ERA of 4.01 over the course of the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 687 hitters. Wiz pitchers have yielded 66 long balls and 444 runs in total (5th in KBO). KT has allowed 949 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 407 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35.

Hanwha has accounted for 71 home runs on the campaign as well as 389 RBIs. They have recorded 144 doubles, while getting a free base 384 times and recording 414 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have tallied an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .240 this season. The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .349 and they score 4.18 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have struck out on 821 instances (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 813 hits.

Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Chae has drawn a walk 274 times while fanning on 693 attempts. His on-base percentage is .357 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .800. For the 3,700 at-bats in his pro career, Chae has hit .296 with 1,094 base hits. He has recorded 489 runs in addition to having earned 650 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 109 times, as well as 1,639 total bases and a .443 slugging percentage.

In their 98 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 61 times and been caught 37 times (37.8% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 81 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 961 assists, 70 errors and have earned 2,696 putouts this season.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.364 with a FIP of 4.54 as a squad for the year. They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 852. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 453 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.12 (411 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.99 (743 strikeouts against 373 walks). They have yielded 61 dingers and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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