Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (20-26, 7th in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, June 2, 2023, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (17-27, 9th in KBO).

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which is 7th in the league. They have a total of 190 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. The Lions have accumulated 60 doubles as a unit and have hit 34 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 180 RBI's and 383 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is .245. Samsung has a slugging rate of .355 and have been called out on strikes 327 times, while getting the free base on 149 occasions.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Lee has an average at the plate of .233 for his career, with 42 scored runs and an OPS of .622. He has been struck out 79 times and has walked on 19 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .271 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, Lee has slapped 12 balls out of the park while knocking in 40 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .351 in addition to earning 136 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 419 times and has reached base with a hit 90 times.

The Lions have stolen 21 bases and have been thrown out 9 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 30.0%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 1,245 putouts for the season, in addition to 443 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and have a total of 34 double plays.

The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.58 this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 325 hitters. Lions pitchers have given up 32 home runs and 220 total runs (2nd in the league). Samsung has given up 438 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) and 211 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44.

The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for an OBP of .309 as well as a team batting average of .223 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 395 occasions (1st in KBO) and have earned 352 hits. Hanwha is sitting with 23 HRs over the course of the season as well as 157 RBIs. The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .308 and they average 3.55 runs per contest (10th in the league). They hit 63 doubles, while walking 174 times as well as scoring 167 runs.

Eun-won Jung is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Jung has tallied a free base 325 times while fanning on 430 attempts. He has accumulated 315 runs and has 201 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .359 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .718. He has gone deep 29 times, in addition to having 784 total bases and also a .359 slugging %. During the 2,184 at-bats in his pro career, Jung has accrued an average at the plate of .263 with 575 base hits.

In their 53 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 31 times and been caught 22 times (41.5% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 46 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (3rd in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 474 assists, 34 errors and have 1,280 putouts over the course of the season.

The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 207 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.05 (192 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 31 long balls and they surrender 4.37 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.389 with a FIP of 4.37 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 (354 strikeouts against 184 free passes). They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 408.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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