Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (42-59, 9th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (50-58, 7th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.

Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .358 and have struck out 743 times, while getting the free base on 399 occasions. They have tallied 447 runs batted in as well as 947 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .261. The Giants have accrued 166 two-baggers as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the park. They have earned 482 runs and have an OBP of .335. As a team, the Lotte Giants are compiling 4.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball.

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Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Ahn has accrued an average at the plate of .298 for his baseball career, in addition to 823 runs scored and an OPS of .800. He has struck out 836 times and has walked on 547 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .363 on-base percentage. In his career, Ahn has drilled 138 balls out of the park while knocking in 833 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .437 and he has totaled 2,453 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 6,381 times and has come through with a base knock 1,669 times.

The Giants have stolen 66 bases and have been thrown out 33 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 33.3%. The Lotte Giants are sitting with 2,878 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,022 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which ranks 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 81 double plays.

The Giants have an earned run average of 4.34 over the course of the season (8th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 789 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 61 home runs and also 518 runs in total (3rd in KBO). Lotte has conceded 1,019 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 463 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.50.

The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .348 and they average 4.19 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have recorded 158 two-baggers, while walking 403 times as well as scoring 448 runs. Hanwha has tallied 76 HRs on the season to go along with 420 RBIs. They have struck out on 876 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 874 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles have earned an on-base percentage of .322 in addition to a batting average of .239 over the course of the season.

Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Chae has recorded a free base 278 times while being called out on strikes on 698 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .357 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .800. During the 3,731 at-bats in his professional career, Chae is sitting with a batting avereage of .295 in addition to 1,100 base knocks. He has amassed 492 runs and also has 656 runs batted in. He has gone yard 111 times, with 1,652 bases in total and a .443 slugging %.

In their 103 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 66 times and been caught 37 times (35.9% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (1st in the league). The Eagles have 1,040 assists, 74 errors and have a total of 2,906 putouts for the year.

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.372 in addition to having a FIP of 4.67 as a team so far this year. They rank 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 934. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 503 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.23 (455 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.02 (796 strikeouts against 394 walks). They have conceded 69 homers and they allow 4.67 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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