SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (32-39, 9th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (45-30, 2nd in KBO) on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

The Landers have compiled 116 doubles as a unit and have hit 74 balls out of the park. SSG is slugging .397 and have been called out on strikes 518 times, while getting the free base on 278 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which is 2nd in baseball. They have accumulated 342 runs batted in in addition to 672 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .259. They have tallied 361 runs and have an OBP of .337.

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Seong Han Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. In his career, Park has hit 13 baseballs out of the park while driving in 138 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .365 and he has racked up 481 bases. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 1,514 times and has delivered with a hit 373 times. He has struck out 223 times and has walked on 167 occasions, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage. Park has recorded a batting average of .283 for his career, with 166 runs scored and an OPS of .729.

The Landers have swiped 65 bases and have been thrown out 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.1%. The SSG Landers have notched a total of 2,041 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 788 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which puts them in 7th in KBO and have earned 73 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.60 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. Landers pitchers have given up 55 home runs and also 337 total runs (3rd in KBO). SSG has allowed 677 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 304 earned runs. The Landers have a team ERA of 4.02 for the season (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 529 batters.

The Eagles hold a slugging % of .341 and they average 4.12 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have put up 111 doubles, while getting a free base 298 times and recording 309 runs. Hanwha is sitting with 48 HRs so far this season and 292 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 610 instances (1st in KBO) and have earned a total of 609 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .326 and a team batting average of .239 for the year.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has earned a walk 343 times while fanning on 445 occasions. His on-base percentage comes in at .359 and he has earned a career OPS of .715. For the 2,278 at-bats in his professional career, Jung has hit .262 in addition to 596 hits. He has accumulated 332 runs and also has 210 runs batted in. He has homered 30 times, as well as 812 total bases and also a .356 slugging percentage.

Out of their 75 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 42 times and been caught 33 times (44.0% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 752 assists, 53 errors and have accumulated 2,039 putouts for the season.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.350 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a team over the course of the season. They rank 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 637. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 324 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.92 (296 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.04 (570 strikeouts against 280 walks). They have yielded 46 home runs and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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