Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (22-29, 8th in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, June 1, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (28-24, 4th in KBO).

The Eagles have hit 84 doubles as a squad and have hit 48 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .399 and have been rung up 406 times, while getting the free base on 206 occasions. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have compiled 257 RBI's and 473 hits this year, and their batting average comes in at .263. They have 270 runs and have an on-base percentage of .347.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Perlaza has slapped 82 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 350 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .463 and he has totaled 1,086 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 2,667 times and came through with a base base hit 645 times. He has fanned 597 times and has gotten a free base on 285 at-bats, which has contributed to a .354 on-base %. Perlaza has recorded a batting average of .275 in his time in baseball, in addition to 397 runs scored and an OPS of .817.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned 1,374 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 499 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which puts them in 4th in the league and they have turned 50 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 55 bases and have been caught 16 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.5%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.58. Eagles pitchers have conceded 44 home runs in addition to 299 total runs (3rd in the league). Hanwha has surrendered 518 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 278 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team ERA of 5.46 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 397 hitters.

The Lions have a team slugging % of .402 and they are scoring 5.08 runs per game (7th in the league). The have tallied 89 doubles, while walking 208 times and earning 269 runs. Samsung has 50 home runs on the season to go along with 257 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 417 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have earned a total of 498 base hits. The Samsung Lions have recorded an OBP of .348 in addition to a batting average of .267 over the course of the season.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo has drawn a free base 442 times while fanning on 873 chances. He has amassed 821 runs in addition to having 708 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .381 and he holds a career OPS of .880. He has hit the long ball 143 times, in addition to having 2,202 total bases and a .499 slugging percentage. For the 4,411 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has accumulated a batting average of .315 in addition to having 1,388 hits.

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 have earned a total of 1,439 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 70 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 49 times and been caught 21 times (30.0% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 269 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.75 (253 earned runs given up). They have given up 53 homers and they relinquish 5.05 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.455 and have a FIP of 5.05 as a squad this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.03 (388 strikeouts against 191 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 506.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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