Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (10-4, 1st in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, April 13, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (8-7, 5th in KBO).

Kia has a slugging rate of .428 and have struck out 82 times, while getting the free base on 49 occasions. They have earned 68 runs batted in as well as 143 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .293. The Tigers have earned 31 doubles as a unit and have hit 11 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 71 runs while having a team OBP of .361. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are earning 5.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in baseball.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Park has hit 13 baseballs over the fence while driving in 255 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,893 times and has delivered with a base hit 661 times. Park has recorded a batting average of .255 for his baseball career, with 356 scored runs and an OPS of .632. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .317 in addition to having tallied 822 bases. He has struck out 425 times and has taken a walk on 227 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .315 on-base percentage.

The Tigers have swiped 12 bags and have been thrown out 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 20.0%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 372 putouts this season, in addition to 143 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .959 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have 10 double plays.

The Tigers have an ERA of 3.12 so far this year (1st in the league), and they have struck out 118 hitters. Kia has conceded 106 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 43 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 9 home runs and also 57 runs in total (9th in the league).

Hanwha is sitting with 14 home runs on the year as well as 80 RBIs. They have 30 two-baggers, while walking 72 times as well as scoring 83 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .360 in addition to a team batting average of .261 so far this year. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .428 and they score 5.53 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have been rung up on 108 occasions (7th in baseball) and have totaled 131 hits.

Hyun Bin Moon is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Moon has recorded a walk 44 times while striking out on 95 tries. He has amassed 58 runs in addition to having earned 60 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .331 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .696. He has hit a home run 6 times, with 177 total bases and also a .365 slugging percentage. For the 485 at-bats in his pro career, Moon is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 and has racked up 129 base hits.

Of their 21 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 17 times and been caught 4 times (19.0% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 16 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have racked up 125 assists, 8 errors and have notched a total of 393 putouts so far this year.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.366 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.74 as a staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 (120 strikeouts vs 47 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 132. They have allowed 14 long balls and they allow 4.74 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 69 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.26 (62 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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