Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (7-18, 10th in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (11-13, 7th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 5.0 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in the league. They have 120 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .348. The Eagles have earned 45 doubles as a team and have knocked 15 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 115 RBI's and 207 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .257. Hanwha owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have struck out 177 times, while drawing a walk on 98 occasions.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has hit .273 for his career, with 376 runs scored and an OPS of .806. He has gone down on strikes 560 times and has taken a walk on 272 occasions, contributing to a .352 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Perlaza has hit 73 balls over the fence while driving in 328 runs. His slugging percentage is .454 and he has totaled 1,017 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,546 times and got on base with a hit 610 times.

The Hanwha Eagles have amassed 633 putouts this season, as well as 211 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 2nd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 25 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 26 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.7%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.38. Eagles pitchers have given up 22 home runs and also 108 runs in total (10th in baseball). Hanwha has given up 201 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 97 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team ERA of 4.14 so far this year (3rd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 194 hitters.

The KT Wiz hold an on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a batting average of .274 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 213 instances (1st in the league) and have a total of 256 hits. KT has a total of 27 home runs this year to go along with 128 RBIs. The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .406 and they tally 5.19 runs per game (5th in KBO). The have tallied 36 doubles, while taking a walk 97 times and putting up 135 runs.

Mel Rojas is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Rojas has drawn a free base 730 times while striking out on 1,571 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .352 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .808. During the 6,496 official at-bats in his pro career, Rojas has accrued an average at the plate of .276 in addition to 1,791 base hits. He has tallied 947 runs in addition to having 956 runs batted in. He has homered 238 times, as well as 2,964 total bases and a .456 slugging percentage.

Out of their 42 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 36 times and been caught 6 times (14.3% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 17 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in the league). The Wiz have accrued 232 assists, 17 errors and have accumulated 685 putouts for the year.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.776 and have a FIP of 7.09 as a staff for the season. They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 303. The KT pitching staff have allowed 180 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 6.94 (176 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 (188 strikeouts against 102 free passes). They have given up 27 HR's and they relinquish 7.09 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Hanwha

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