Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (3-4, 6th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (7-2, 1st in KBO) on Sunday, April 7, 2024.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .466 and have been called out on strikes 68 times, while taking a walk on 41 occasions. They have amassed 53 runs batted in and 82 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .277. The Eagles have accrued 21 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 9 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 54 runs and have an OBP of .370. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 6.0 runs per game, which has them at 1st in the league.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his pro baseball career, Noh has hit 5 baseballs over the fence while driving in 58 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 525 times and has notched a base hit 124 times. Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .268 for his career, with 55 runs scored and an OPS of .692. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .361 and he has racked up 167 bases. He has been struck out 92 times and earned a walk on 41 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .331 OBP.

The Eagles have stolen 10 bases and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.6%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 240 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 71 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 4th in KBO and have a total of 7 double plays.

The Eagles have an ERA of 2.93 so far this season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 77 hitters. Hanwha has allowed 76 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 26 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.35 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 5 home runs and also 30 total runs (10th in KBO).

The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .424 and they have an average of 5.14 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have notched 12 doubles, while walking 22 times as well as scoring 36 runs. Kiwoom has compiled 7 long balls this season as well as 34 RBIs. They have struck out on 60 instances (9th in KBO) and have notched a total of 65 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated an OBP of .331 in addition to a batting average of .265 for the season.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 211 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .303 and has racked up 64 base hits. He has homered 11 times, as well as 114 total bases and a .540 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a free base 32 times while fanning on 45 occasions. He is sitting with 45 runs and has 44 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .414 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .954.

In their 11 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 10 times and been caught 1 time (9.1% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (1st in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 67 assists, 2 errors and have notched a total of 180 putouts so far this year.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 36 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.25 (35 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 10 dingers and they yield 5.40 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.533 and have a FIP of 5.40 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.35 (42 strikeouts against 31 walks). They sit at 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 61.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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