Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (31-38, 8th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (36-35, 4th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

As a team, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 5th in KBO. They have 307 runs and hold an OBP of .328. The Giants have tallied 95 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 28 balls out of the park. They have recorded 282 RBI's and 608 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .255. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .340 and have been rung up 484 times, while taking a walk on 252 occasions.

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Kang Nam Yoo is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Yoo has compiled an average at the plate of .265 for his career, in addition to 362 scored runs and an OPS of .740. He has been struck out 635 times and has walked on 222 occasions, contributing to a .329 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Yoo has hit 106 balls out of the park while driving in 472 runs. His career slugging percentage is .411 and he has a total of 1,305 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 3,557 times and has come through with a base hit 841 times.

The Giants have swiped 49 bags and have been thrown out 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.0%. The Lotte Giants are sitting with 1,903 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 665 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 1st in KBO and they have turned 55 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.23 for the year (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 535 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 41 long balls and 320 runs in total (5th in KBO). Lotte has yielded 658 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 298 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .340 and they score 4.12 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have put up 107 two-baggers, while getting a free base 290 times as well as scoring 301 runs. Hanwha has hit 46 long balls so far this season in addition to 284 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 600 instances (1st in the league) and have tallied 594 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have a team on-base percentage of .326 and a batting average of .239 on the season.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Noh has recorded a walk 202 times while being called out on strikes on 451 plate appearances. He has recorded 222 runs and notched 251 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .346 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .765. He has gone deep 54 times, as well as 683 total bases and a .419 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 1,629 at-bats in his baseball career, Noh has a batting average of .262 with 426 hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Eagles have accrued 734 assists, 53 errors and have a total of 1,985 putouts over the course of the season. In their 75 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 42 times and been caught 33 times (44.0% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.357 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.00 (550 strikeouts vs 275 walks). They sit at 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 622. They have allowed 43 home runs and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 317 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (289 earned runs relinquished).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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