Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (28-24, 4th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (22-29, 8th in KBO) on Friday, May 31, 2024.

The Eagles have hit 84 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 48 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging % of .399 and have been called out on strikes 406 times, while getting the free base on 206 occasions. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in baseball. They have tallied 257 RBI's and 473 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .263. They have racked up 270 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .347.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For his pro baseball career, Noh has slapped 78 balls out of the park while knocking in 337 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .434 and he has totaled 895 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 2,357 times and also came through with a base knock 543 times. He has gone down on strikes 555 times and has taken a walk on 263 at-bats, contributing to a .350 on-base percentage. Noh has an average at the plate of .264 for his career in baseball, with 294 runs scored and an OPS of .784.

The Eagles have swiped 55 bases and have been thrown out 16 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 22.5%. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with 1,374 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 499 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and have accumulated 50 double plays.

The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 5.46 this year (8th in baseball), and they have rung up 397 batters. Eagles pitchers have given up 44 home runs and also 299 total runs (3rd in baseball). Hanwha has allowed 518 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 278 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.58.

Samsung has recorded 50 home runs on the campaign to go along with 257 RBIs. They have 89 doubles, while walking 208 times as well as putting up 269 runs. The Samsung Lions hold a team OBP of .348 as well as a batting average of .267 on the year. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .402 and they score 5.08 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 417 occasions (2nd in the league) and have totaled 498 base hits.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 300 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has a batting average of .243 with 73 hits. He has hit the long ball 15 times, with 134 bases in total and a .447 slugging percentage. Kim has earned a free base 36 times while fanning on 99 occasions. He has tallied 44 runs and racked up 46 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .326 and he holds a career OPS of .774.

Out of their 70 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 49 times and been caught 21 times (30.0% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 38 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have 449 assists, 36 errors and are sitting with 1,439 putouts this season.

The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 269 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.75 (253 earned runs given up). They have yielded 53 dingers and they surrender 5.05 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.455 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.05 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 (388 strikeouts vs 191 free passes). They sit at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 506.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Hanwha

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