Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (1-6, 9th in KBO) travel to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (7-1, 1st in KBO).

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are notching 3.1 runs/g, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have accounted for 22 runs while holding a team OBP of .324. The Giants have tallied 9 doubles as a unit and have knocked 4 balls out of the park. They have earned 21 RBI's and 63 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .252. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .344 and have been rung up 66 times, while being walked on 24 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has accumulated a batting average of .289 for his time in baseball, with 631 scored runs and an OPS of .738. He has struck out 891 times and has gotten a free base on 302 occasions, contributing to a .334 OBP. In his career, Reyes has hit 68 balls over the fence while driving in 559 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .403 in addition to earning 1,828 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 4,931 times and also came through with a hit 1,311 times.

The Giants have stolen 7 bags and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 46.2%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 183 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 71 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .969 which is 9th in the league and have 5 double plays.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.72 this season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 58 batters. Lotte has allowed 64 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 32 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.81 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.57. Giants pitchers have given up 6 home runs and also 39 total runs (5th in KBO).

Hanwha has accumulated 9 home runs so far this year and 53 runs batted in. They have 20 two-baggers, while taking a walk 34 times as well as recording 54 runs. The Hanwha Eagles hold an OBP of .377 as well as a team batting average of .291 so far this year. The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .498 and they earn 6.75 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have been rung up on 56 occasions (7th in KBO) and have recorded 77 hits.

Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. In the 2,172 at-bats in his baseball career, Perlaza has a batting average of .273 and has racked up 594 hits. He has hit a home run 71 times, in addition to having 990 bases in total and a .456 slugging percentage. Perlaza has drawn a free base 263 times while striking out on 547 plate appearances. He has accumulated 367 runs and also has 317 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .353 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .809.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 7 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have 63 assists, 3 errors and have a tally of 213 putouts during this campaign. In their 11 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 8 times and been caught 3 times (27.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.254 and have a FIP of 3.68 as a staff so far this year. They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 69. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 29 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.17 (25 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 3.10 (62 strikeouts vs 20 bases on balls). They have surrendered 5 homers and they relinquish 3.68 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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