Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/12/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (10-4, 1st in KBO) travel to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, April 12, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (8-7, 5th in KBO).

The Tigers have earned 31 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 11 balls out of the park. Kia is slugging .428 and have been called out on strikes 82 times, while getting the free base on 49 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in the league. They have earned 68 runs batted in as well as 143 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .293. They have notched a total of 71 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .361.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Brito is sitting with a batting avereage of .281 for his baseball career, with 908 runs scored and an OPS of .764. He has fanned 1,280 times and has taken a walk on 462 occasions, contributing to a .332 OBP. In his career, Brito has slapped 137 balls over the fence while knocking in 785 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .432 in addition to racking up 2,612 bases. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 6,597 times and has notched a hit 1,697 times.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated 372 putouts this year, in addition to 143 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .959 which puts them in 10th in KBO and have earned 10 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 12 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.0%.

The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.12 on the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 118 batters. Kia has given up 106 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 43 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 9 home runs and 57 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .428 and they are earning 5.53 runs per outing (4th in baseball). They have notched 30 doubles, while walking 72 times and earning 83 runs. Hanwha has hit 14 long balls for the season to go along with 80 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 108 occasions (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 131 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .360 as well as a batting average of .261 on the year.

Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Perlaza has drawn a walk 269 times while fanning on 552 attempts. He has scored 371 runs and notched 322 RBIs. His OBP is .353 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .809. He has homered 73 times, as well as 1,004 total bases and also a .456 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,200 at-bats in his baseball career, Perlaza has earned a batting average of .273 in addition to 601 base hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (5th in the league). The Eagles have racked up 125 assists, 8 errors and are sitting with 393 putouts on the season. Out of their 21 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 17 times and been caught 4 times (19.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.366 with a FIP of 4.74 as a unit so far this year. They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 132. The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 69 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.26 (62 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 2.55 (120 strikeouts vs 47 bases on balls). They have allowed 14 dingers and they allow 4.74 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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