Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (13-14, 7th in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (9-18, 9th in KBO).

The Lions have hit 39 doubles as a team and have knocked 20 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .364 and have been rung up 193 times, while getting the free base on 95 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have tallied 119 runs batted in and 235 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .254. They have earned a total of 121 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .330.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For his professional baseball career, Koo has hit 125 balls over the fence while driving in 614 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 4,348 times and has delivered a base knock 1,208 times. Koo has a batting average of .313 for his career, with 741 scored runs and an OPS of .878. His slugging percentage sits at .499 in addition to having tallied 1,923 bases. He has struck out 774 times and has walked on 386 occasions, which has contributed to a .379 on-base percentage.

The Lions have swiped 14 bases and have been thrown out 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.0%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 733 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 262 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them sitting 1st in Korean baseball and have accumulated 18 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.61 so far this season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 185 hitters. Lions pitchers have given up 20 long balls and 131 runs in total (3rd in the league). Samsung has surrendered 253 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and 125 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .306 and they are earning 3.75 runs per game (10th in the league). They have hit 34 doubles, while getting a free base 110 times as well as scoring 105 runs. Hanwha has 13 long balls on the season in addition to 100 RBIs. They have struck out on 239 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 214 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have earned a team OBP of .314 and a batting average of .227 so far this year.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has tallied a walk 179 times while striking out on 414 attempts. He has compiled 194 runs and also has 214 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .342 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .744. He has hit a home run 41 times, with 581 total bases and a .402 slugging %. Over the course of the 1,447 official at-bats in his pro career, Noh has recorded a batting average of .257 in addition to 372 hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have accrued 297 assists, 22 errors and have a tally of 755 putouts so far this year. In their 28 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 14 times and been caught 14 times (50.0% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.429 and have a FIP of 4.51 as a staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 240. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 126 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.05 (113 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.69 (201 strikeouts vs 119 walks). They have surrendered 18 home runs and they relinquish 4.51 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Hanwha and under the total runs

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