KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 3/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles
Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea
TV: MS-T
ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (0-4, 9th in KBO) are headed to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, March 30, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (3-1, 3rd in KBO).
As a squad, the KT Wiz are compiling 5.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have a total of 23 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .355. The Wiz have earned 4 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 5 balls out of the park. They have compiled 23 runs batted in and 40 hits so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .270. KT has a slugging rate of .399 and have been rung up 36 times, while being walked on 18 occasions.
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ByungHo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. For his career, Park has hit 403 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,213 runs. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 6,746 times and came through with a base hit 1,558 times. Park has hit .272 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,008 scored runs and an OPS of .900. He has earned a slugging percentage of .532 in addition to earning 3,045 bases. He has fanned 1,707 times and has taken a walk on 799 occasions, contributing to a .372 OBP.
The Wiz have stolen 4 bases and have been thrown out 1 time, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.0%. The KT Wiz have amassed 111 putouts on the year, in addition to 45 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .975 which is 6th in Korean baseball and have a total of 4 double plays.
The Wiz have an earned run average of 8.76 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 31 batters. KT has surrendered 56 hits (13.6 per 9 innings) and 36 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.55 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 2.05. Wiz pitchers have allowed 4 long balls and 36 runs in total (1st in baseball).
The Hanwha Eagles have tallied a team on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .208 for the year. They have been rung up on 29 instances (6th in KBO) and have notched a total of 26 base hits. Hanwha has knocked in 4 home runs on the season and 18 RBIs. The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .344 and they average 4.75 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have notched 5 doubles, while getting a free base 17 times as well as scoring 19 runs.
Eun Seong Chae is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Chae has drawn a walk 293 times while striking out on 721 chances. He has amassed 511 runs in addition to having 684 RBIs. His on-base % is .356 and he has a lifetime OPS of .799. He has gone deep 120 times, with 1,715 total bases and a .443 slugging %. During the 3,872 at-bats in his career, Chae is sitting with a batting avereage of .293 with 1,134 base hits.
The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 3 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (4th in the league). The Eagles have accrued 29 assists, 2 errors and have accumulated 105 putouts for the year. Out of their 9 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 7 times and been caught 2 times (22.2% caught stealing rate).
The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.200 with a FIP of 3.34 as a team for the season. They come in at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 29. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 13 runs this year while having an ERA of 2.57 (10 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 (27 strikeouts vs 13 walks). They have yielded 0 homers and they surrender 3.34 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha
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