Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/10/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (14-21, 9th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (15-20, 7th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, May 10, 2024.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have a total of 174 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. The Heroes have accrued 52 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 35 balls out of the park. They have accrued 168 RBI's and 317 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .262. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .402 and have been called out on strikes 260 times, while taking a walk on 115 occasions.

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Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 21 balls out of the park while driving in 117 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .349 and he has accumulated 313 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 1,055 times and has reached base with a base knock 205 times. He has fanned 273 times and earned a walk on 108 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .322 on-base percentage. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .229 for his time in baseball, in addition to 113 runs scored and an OPS of .672.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 931 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 332 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have accumulated 34 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 23 bases and have been caught 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 23.3%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.77 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.55. Heroes pitchers have yielded 30 long balls and 204 runs in total (3rd in KBO). Kiwoom has allowed 357 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) as well as 189 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.49 so far this year (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 218 hitters.

Hanwha has a total of 27 home runs for the year to go along with 167 RBIs. They have put up 61 doubles, while walking 145 times as well as notching 174 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team OBP of .345 and a batting average of .252 over the course of the season. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .386 and they are scoring 4.97 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 264 instances (7th in KBO) and have tallied 298 hits.

Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Perlaza has tallied a walk 279 times while striking out on 581 chances. He has a total of 384 runs in addition to having 338 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .352 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .810. He has hit a home run 78 times, with 1,047 total bases and also a .458 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,287 at-bats in his career, Perlaza is sitting with a batting avereage of .272 with 623 hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 34 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Eagles have 327 assists, 26 errors and have 918 putouts so far this season. Of their 46 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 35 times and been caught 11 times (23.9% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.523 and have a FIP of 5.62 as a unit so far this year. They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 334. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 191 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.12 (174 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.98 (261 strikeouts against 132 walks). They have surrendered 33 homers and they relinquish 5.62 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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