Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/11/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Chi Hong An and the Hanwha Eagles (14-21, 9th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (15-20, 7th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 8th in the league. They have earned a total of 174 runs while holding a team OBP of .332. The Heroes have recorded 52 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 35 balls out of the park. They have recorded 168 runs batted in and 317 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .262. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .402 and have been rung up 260 times, while taking a walk on 115 occasions.

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Ronnie Dawson is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Dawson has hit 134 balls out of the park while knocking in 576 runs. His slugging percentage is .444 and he has racked up 1,805 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 4,676 times and got on base with a base hit 1,107 times. He has gone down on strikes 984 times and has walked on 484 occasions, contributing to a .361 OBP. Dawson has recorded a batting average of .272 for his time in baseball, in addition to 687 runs scored and an OPS of .805.

The Heroes have stolen 23 bases and have been caught 7 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 23.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have 931 putouts on the year, as well as 332 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which ranks 4th in the league and have 34 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 5.49 so far this season (8th in baseball), and they have rung up 218 hitters. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 30 home runs and also 204 total runs (3rd in the league). Kiwoom has relinquished 357 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) and 189 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.77 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.55.

The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .386 and they score 4.97 runs per game (9th in the league). The have tallied 61 doubles, while walking 145 times and putting up 174 runs. Hanwha is sitting with 27 HRs for the season as well as 167 runs batted in. They have struck out on 264 occasions (7th in the league) and are sitting with 298 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have compiled an OBP of .345 as well as a team batting average of .252 so far this year.

Chi Hong An is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Ahn has earned a walk 566 times while striking out on 870 attempts. He has accrued 848 runs and racked up 857 runs batted in. His OBP is .362 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .797. He has gone yard 141 times, with 2,525 total bases and a .435 slugging %. For the 5,810 official at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has an average at the plate of .296 in addition to 1,720 base hits.

Out of their 46 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 35 times and been caught 11 times (23.9% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 327 assists, 26 errors and have accumulated 918 putouts over the course of the season.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.523 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.62 as a unit this year. They come in at 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 334. The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 191 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.12 (174 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.98 (261 strikeouts vs 132 walks). They have surrendered 33 homers and they allow 5.62 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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