Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (51-66, 8th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (58-64, 7th in KBO) on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

Lotte has a slugging rate of .357 and have struck out 851 times, while being walked on 444 occasions. They have amassed 500 RBI's and 1,068 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .261. The Giants have recorded 189 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 57 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 537 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .335. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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Min Suk Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 193 baseballs over the fence while driving in 876 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 6,678 times and also came through with a hit 1,779 times. Kim has earned a batting average of .299 for his career, in addition to 979 scored runs and an OPS of .826. He has earned a slugging percentage of .463 and he has a total of 2,758 bases. He has struck out 990 times and earned a walk on 544 occasions, contributing to a .363 on-base %.

The Lotte Giants have notched a total of 3,244 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,163 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and have 94 double plays. The Giants have swiped 74 bags and have been thrown out 39 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 34.5%.

The Giants have an ERA of 4.19 this year (5th in KBO), and they have rung up 898 hitters. Lotte has conceded 1,145 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 503 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Giants pitchers have conceded 65 home runs and 564 runs in total (6th in the league).

Hanwha has compiled 83 home runs on the campaign and 486 runs batted in. They have recorded 182 doubles, while walking 472 times as well as scoring 518 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have a team OBP of .325 and a batting average of .240 for the year. The Eagles hold a slugging % of .348 and they are earning 4.21 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,002 instances (2nd in the league) and have 1,009 hits.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Over the course of the 1,820 at-bats in his pro career, Noh has a batting average of .263 in addition to 478 hits. He has gone deep 67 times, with 788 bases in total and a .433 slugging percentage. Noh has recorded a walk 234 times while striking out on 502 tries. He has accumulated 255 runs and also has 295 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .350 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .783.

Out of their 116 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 76 times and been caught 40 times (34.5% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 97 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (1st in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 1,190 assists, 86 errors and are sitting with 3,338 putouts during this campaign.

The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 583 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.25 (525 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 78 dingers and they yield 4.72 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.390 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.72 as a squad for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 (891 strikeouts vs 446 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,100.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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