Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Zach Reks and the Lotte Giants (19-11, 2nd in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (12-20, 9th in KBO).

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .354 and have been called out on strikes 187 times, while taking a walk on 109 occasions. They have compiled 134 RBI's as well as 262 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .259. The Giants have tallied 43 doubles as a team and have hit 13 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 147 runs and have an OBP of .332. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league.

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Zach Reks is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Reks has compiled an average at the plate of .307 for his baseball career, in addition to 46 scored runs and an OPS of .847. He has been struck out 74 times and has been walked on 42 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .391 OBP. For his career, Reks has hit 10 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 54 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .456 and he has racked up 150 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 379 times and got on base with a base knock 101 times.

The Giants have swiped 28 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 22.2%. The Lotte Giants have earned 804 putouts this year, in addition to 256 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 2nd in Korean baseball and have a total of 21 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.43 over the course of the season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 230 hitters. Lotte has surrendered 284 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 132 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have yielded 18 home runs and 140 runs (7th in the league).

Hanwha has tallied 18 long balls so far this season to go along with 122 RBIs. They have hit 49 doubles, while taking a walk 127 times as well as recording 128 runs. The Hanwha Eagles hold an OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .231 on the season. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .322 and they have an average of 3.76 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 291 instances (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 266 base knocks.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Noh has tallied a walk 181 times while being called out on strikes on 418 chances. He has accumulated 201 runs in addition to having 220 RBIs. His on-base % is .343 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .754. He has gone deep 45 times, with 605 total bases and also a .411 slugging percentage. During the 1,473 official at-bats in his professional career, Noh is sitting with a batting avereage of .259 with 381 hits.

Out of their 36 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 19 times and been caught 17 times (47.2% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 33 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (3rd in the league). The Eagles have accrued 349 assists, 24 errors and have 923 putouts for the year.

The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 149 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.96 (135 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 22 dingers and they surrender 4.36 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.370 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.78 (248 strikeouts vs 139 bases on balls). They rank 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 282.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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