Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (16-26, 9th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, May 19, 2024, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (24-18, 3rd in KBO).

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in KBO. They have earned 203 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. The Eagles have hit 70 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 193 RBI's as well as 367 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is .251. Hanwha is slugging .375 and have been called out on strikes 337 times, while taking a walk on 167 occasions.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his career, Noh has hit 76 baseballs out of the park while driving in 332 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,312 times and has reached base with a base knock 531 times. Noh has earned a batting average of .263 for his career, in addition to 283 scored runs and an OPS of .782. His slugging percentage is .433 and he has racked up 875 bases. He has struck out 548 times and has walked on 257 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage.

The Eagles have stolen 40 bases and have been caught 13 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.5%. The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 1,134 putouts on the campaign, as well as 409 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .978 which ranks 6th in KBO and they have turned 40 double plays.

The Eagles have a team earned run average of 5.55 for the season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 328 batters. Hanwha has surrendered 434 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 233 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.60. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 38 long balls in addition to 254 runs in total (3rd in KBO).

The Samsung Lions are sitting with an OBP of .352 and a batting average of .269 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 335 instances (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 408 base hits. Samsung is sitting with 41 home runs so far this season as well as 210 RBIs. The Lions have a SLG% of .405 and they have an average of 5.12 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have hit 75 doubles, while taking a walk 175 times as well as scoring 220 runs.

Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has earned a walk 28 times while being called out on strikes on 88 tries. His on-base rate is .321 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .776. Over the course of the 266 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .248 and has racked up 66 hits. He has tallied 39 runs in addition to having earned 40 RBIs. He has homered 13 times, in addition to having 121 total bases and a .455 slugging percentage.

In their 55 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 37 times and been caught 18 times (32.7% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 365 assists, 24 errors and have 1,169 putouts during this campaign.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.382 in addition to having a FIP of 4.64 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.07 (315 strikeouts vs 152 free passes). They rank 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 386. They have allowed 43 home runs and they give up 4.64 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 201 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.42 (191 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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