Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, May 17, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (23-18, 3rd in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (16-25, 9th in KBO) on Friday, May 17, 2024.

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are compiling 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have accounted for 200 runs scored while having a team OBP of .339. The Eagles have hit 69 doubles as a squad and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 190 RBI's as well as 361 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .252. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .378 and have been rung up 328 times, while being walked on 164 occasions.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In his pro baseball career, Perlaza has slapped 79 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 341 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .458 and he has accumulated 1,059 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 2,631 times and has notched a hit 631 times. He has gone down on strikes 588 times and earned a walk on 282 occasions, contributing to a .353 on-base percentage. Perlaza is sitting with a batting avereage of .273 for his career in baseball, in addition to 389 runs scored and an OPS of .811.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned 1,107 putouts on the year, as well as 397 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which has them ranked 6th in Korean baseball and have earned 39 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 39 bases and have been caught 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 25.0%.

The Eagles hold a team ERA of 5.59 on the season (9th in KBO), and they have struck out 321 hitters. Eagles pitchers have conceded 38 long balls and 250 total runs (3rd in baseball). Hanwha has relinquished 427 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) and 229 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.60.

The Samsung Lions hold an on-base percentage of .350 in addition to a team batting average of .267 this season. They have struck out on 328 instances (3rd in the league) and have totaled 394 hits. Samsung is sitting with 38 home runs so far this year as well as 202 runs batted in. The Lions hold a team slugging percentage of .399 and they score 4.95 runs per game (7th in the league). They have 73 doubles, while walking 169 times and scoring 208 runs.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Over the course of the 4,369 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has hit .315 with 1,375 hits. He has gone yard 142 times, with 2,182 bases in total and also a .499 slugging percentage. Koo has drawn a walk 436 times while being called out on strikes on 866 tries. He has recorded 813 runs and has 704 RBIs. His OBP sits at .381 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .880.

In their 54 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 37 times and been caught 17 times (31.5% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 356 assists, 22 errors and have earned 1,142 putouts so far this season.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.383 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.66 as a squad for the season. They have a ranking of 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 378. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 197 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.45 (188 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.06 (305 strikeouts against 148 walks). They have allowed 41 home runs and they relinquish 4.66 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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