Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins Prediction, 3/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (86-56, 1st in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (58-80, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

The Eagles hit 211 two-baggers as a squad and knocked 100 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha owned a slugging percentage of .350 and were rung up 1,162 times, while getting the free base on 535 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles put up 4.2 runs per game, which had them sitting at 10th in the league. They had 568 runs batted in and 1,184 base knocks over the course of the prior season, and their team batting average sat at .241. They had a total of 604 runs scored while having a team OBP of .325.

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Hyun Bin Moon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Moon has hit 5 balls out of the park while driving in 49 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .362 and he has racked up 155 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 481 times and got on base with a hit 114 times. He has gone down on strikes 84 times and has taken a walk on 33 occasions, contributing to a .324 on-base %. Moon has earned a batting average of .266 in his time in baseball, with 47 runs scored and an OPS of .686.

The Eagles stole 94 bags and were thrown out 48 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage came in at 33.8%. The Hanwha Eagles earned a total of 3,875 putouts for the prior year, in addition to 1,359 assists and 109 errors. Their fielding rate held at .980 which had them sitting 5th in Korean baseball and had a total of 106 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio was 2.00 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. They walked 518 opposing players and their FIP was 4.93 as a team during the previous year. Hanwha gave up 1,292 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and 628 earned runs. The Eagles had a team ERA of 4.38 in the previous season (8th in KBO), and they rung up 1,037 hitters.

The LG Twins accounted for a team OBP of .361 in addition to a team batting average of .280 in the previous season. They struck out on 804 occasions (10th in the league) and had a total of 1,364 base knocks. LG hit 93 HRs in the previous season and 714 RBIs. The Twins had a slugging percentage of .394 and they scored 5.33 runs per contest (1st in the league). They recorded 227 doubles, while getting a free base 583 times and scoring 767 runs.

Hae Min Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. During the 5,049 at-bats in his pro career, Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 with 1,447 base hits. He has homered 51 times, with 1,932 total bases and also a .383 slugging %. Park has tallied a free base 503 times while fanning on 835 plate appearances. He has accounted for 883 runs and also has 522 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .353 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .736.

The LG Twins twisted 131 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in KBO). The Twins accrued 1,341 assists, 128 errors and earned a total of 3,880 putouts over the course of last year. In their 145 chances at swiping a bag, they had success 115 times and were caught 30 times (20.7% caught stealing rate).

The LG pitching staff gave up 610 runs for the prior year while holding a team ERA of 3.67 (527 earned runs surrendered). They surrendered 74 HR's and they relinquished 4.24 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Twins had a WHIP of 1.359 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a unit in the prior season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 (977 strikeouts vs 491 free passes). They were sitting at 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,266.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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