SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (2-1, 3rd in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, April 8, 2023, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (0-3, 10th in KBO).

SSG has a slugging rate of .375 and have struck out 19 times, while taking a walk on 19 occasions. They have 9 RBI's in addition to 21 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .239. The Landers have tallied 3 doubles as a unit and have knocked 3 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 12 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .380. As a squad, the SSG Landers are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball.

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Seong Han Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Park has hit 9 balls out of the park while driving in 113 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 1,222 times and also came through with a hit 306 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .287 for his career, with 134 runs scored and an OPS of .733. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .368 and he has racked up 392 bases. He has gone down on strikes 193 times and has gotten a free base on 129 occasions, which contributes in part to a .365 OBP.

The Landers have stolen 2 bags and have been gunned down 2 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 50.0%. The SSG Landers have amassed 75 putouts for the season, in addition to 30 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is at .972 which is 6th in Korean baseball and have a total of 5 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.29 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Landers pitchers have given up 1 long ball and 11 total runs (9th in the league). SSG has relinquished 21 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 10 earned runs. The Landers hold a team earned run average of 3.60 for the year (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 18 hitters.

The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .357 and they are recording 4.67 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have put up 6 two-baggers, while getting a free base 10 times as well as scoring 14 runs. Hanwha is sitting with 1 long ball this season to go along with 12 runs batted in. They have struck out on 29 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have a total of 29 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .259 so far this year.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Jung has recorded a free base 301 times while striking out on 407 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .361 and he also has a career OPS of .729. Over the course of the 2,037 at-bats in his career, Jung has earned a batting average of .267 in addition to having 543 hits. He has amassed 296 runs and also has 195 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 29 times, in addition to having 749 total bases and a .368 slugging percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 1 double play and own a fielding percentage of .971 (7th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have racked up 25 assists, 3 errors and have accounted for 77 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 1 try at getting a steal, they have made it 0 times and been caught 1 time (100.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.627 with a FIP of 5.96 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 (19 strikeouts vs 8 bases on balls). They sit at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 33. They have allowed 3 dingers and they relinquish 5.96 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 17 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 5.71 (16 earned runs given up).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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