Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/5/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Hyun Bin Moon and the Hanwha Eagles (7-2, 1st in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, April 5, 2024, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (3-4, 6th in KBO).

Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .466 and have struck out 68 times, while being walked on 41 occasions. They have tallied 53 RBI's in addition to 82 hits on the season, while their team batting average is .277. The Eagles have hit 21 doubles as a team and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have tallied 54 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .370. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 6.0 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in the league.

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Hyun Bin Moon is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. For his career, Moon has hit 5 balls out of the park while driving in 58 runs. For his career, he came to bat 520 times and has delivered with a base hit 123 times. Moon has accumulated a batting average of .269 for his time in baseball, with 54 runs scored and an OPS of .695. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .362 in addition to earning 166 bases. He has struck out 91 times and earned a walk on 41 occasions, contributing to a .333 OBP.

The Eagles have swiped 10 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.6%. The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 240 putouts on the year, as well as 71 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 4th in Korean baseball and have a total of 7 double plays.

The Eagles hold a team ERA of 2.93 on the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 77 batters. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 5 home runs and 30 total runs (10th in baseball). Hanwha has relinquished 76 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 26 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.35 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Kiwoom is sitting with 7 home runs so far this year in addition to 34 runs batted in. They have put up 12 doubles, while walking 22 times as well as putting up 36 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a batting average of .265 for the season. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .424 and they are earning 5.14 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 60 occasions (9th in baseball) and have totaled 65 base knocks.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Dawson has tallied a walk 473 times while fanning on 965 tries. His on-base percentage is .360 and he has a career OPS of .801. During the 3,947 at-bats in his pro career, Dawson has a batting average of .270 with 1,066 base hits. He has a total of 667 runs and also has 558 runs batted in. He has gone yard 130 times, with 1,741 total bases and also a .441 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 7 double plays and have a fielding rate of .992 (1st in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 67 assists, 2 errors and have earned 180 putouts during this campaign. In their 11 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 10 times and been caught 1 time (9.1% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 36 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.25 (35 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 10 home runs and they relinquish 5.40 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.533 in addition to having a FIP of 5.40 as a staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.35 (42 strikeouts vs 31 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 61.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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