Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: 0

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (36-35, 3rd in KBO) are headed to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, July 6, 2023, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (31-38, 8th in KBO).

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.3 runs/g, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have accumulated 307 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .328. The Giants have accumulated 95 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 28 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 282 RBI's and 608 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .255. Lotte is slugging .340 and have struck out 484 times, while being walked on 252 occasions.

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Seung Min Go is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Go has recorded a batting average of .275 for his time in baseball, in addition to 80 runs scored and an OPS of .747. He has struck out 133 times and has been walked on 68 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .350 on-base percentage. In his career, Go has hit 8 baseballs out of the park while driving in 59 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .397 and he has racked up 228 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 657 times and has reached base with a hit 158 times.

The Lotte Giants have accounted for 1,903 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 665 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 1st in the league and have a total of 55 double plays. The Giants have swiped 49 bags and have been thrown out 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.0%.

The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.23 so far this year (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 535 hitters. Giants pitchers have yielded 41 home runs and also 320 total runs (5th in baseball). Lotte has conceded 658 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 298 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.48.

The Hanwha Eagles hold an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .239 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 600 occasions (1st in KBO) and have 594 base hits. Hanwha has compiled 46 home runs so far this season to go along with 284 runs batted in. The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .340 and they are earning 4.12 runs per contest (8th in the league). The have tallied 107 doubles, while taking a walk 290 times as well as putting up 301 runs.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has earned a walk 343 times while fanning on 445 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .360 and he holds a career OPS of .717. For the 2,270 at-bats in his pro career, Jung has accrued an average at the plate of .262 in addition to 595 base hits. He has accrued 331 runs and also has 209 runs batted in. He has homered 30 times, in addition to having 811 total bases and also a .357 slugging %.

Of their 75 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 42 times and been caught 33 times (44.0% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 734 assists, 53 errors and are sitting with 1,985 putouts for the year.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.357 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a unit for the year. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 622. The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 317 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (289 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.00 (550 strikeouts vs 275 bases on balls). They have yielded 43 long balls and they allow 4.31 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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