Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/17/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Gweon Su An and the Lotte Giants (19-11, 2nd in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (12-20, 9th in KBO).

The Giants have accounted for 43 doubles as a team and have knocked 13 balls out of the park. Lotte is slugging .354 and have struck out 187 times, while drawing a walk on 109 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have 134 runs batted in and 262 base knocks this season, and their batting average is .259. They have racked up 147 runs while holding a team OBP of .332.

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Gweon Su An is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. An is sitting with a batting avereage of .291 for his baseball career, in addition to 83 scored runs and an OPS of .700. He has struck out 63 times and earned a walk on 39 occasions, contributing to a .351 on-base percentage. In his career, An has hit 2 balls over the fence while knocking in 39 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .349 in addition to racking up 144 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 460 times and has notched a base hit 120 times.

The Lotte Giants have a total of 804 putouts on the year, as well as 256 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 2nd in KBO and they have turned 21 double plays. The Giants have swiped 28 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 22.2%.

The Giants have an ERA of 4.43 so far this year (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 230 batters. Lotte has conceded 284 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 132 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have surrendered 18 home runs in addition to 140 runs in total (7th in KBO).

The Eagles have a SLG% of .322 and they score 3.76 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have 49 two-baggers, while getting a free base 127 times and notching 128 runs. Hanwha has compiled 18 home runs so far this year as well as 122 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 291 occasions (1st in KBO) and have 266 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles have an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .231 over the course of the season.

Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For the 3,464 at-bats in his pro career, Chae has hit .297 with 1,030 base hits. He has hit the long ball 102 times, in addition to having 1,544 bases in total and also a .446 slugging %. Chae has recorded a free base 248 times while fanning on 645 tries. He has compiled 453 runs and notched 623 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .357 and he has a career OPS of .803.

In their 36 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 19 times and been caught 17 times (47.2% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 33 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 349 assists, 24 errors and have earned a total of 923 putouts for the season.

The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 149 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.96 (135 earned runs given up). They have allowed 22 dingers and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.370 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 (248 strikeouts against 139 free passes). They rank 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 282.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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