Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (21-29, 8th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (20-28, 9th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.7 runs/g, which is 9th in baseball. They have notched a total of 237 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .338. The Giants have tallied 91 two-baggers as a team and have hit 39 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 220 RBI's and 483 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is .274. Lotte has a slugging rate of .410 and have been rung up 394 times, while being walked on 151 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has earned a batting average of .290 for his career, in addition to 657 scored runs and an OPS of .741. He has fanned 914 times and earned a walk on 314 occasions, which has contributed to a .335 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Reyes has hit 73 baseballs out of the park while driving in 596 runs. His slugging percentage is .406 and he has a total of 1,911 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 5,119 times and has come through with a hit 1,365 times.

The Giants have stolen 40 bases and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 35.5%. The Lotte Giants have earned 1,327 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 514 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which puts them in 6th in KBO and they have turned 48 double plays.

The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.85 so far this season (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 376 batters. Lotte has given up 493 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 238 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Giants pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and 258 total runs (8th in baseball).

The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .394 and they score 5.06 runs per outing (7th in KBO). They have recorded 79 doubles, while walking 202 times as well as putting up 258 runs. Hanwha has accounted for 47 home runs on the campaign to go along with 246 runs batted in. They have struck out on 400 occasions (4th in KBO) and have notched a total of 458 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have an on-base percentage of .345 as well as a batting average of .260 so far this season.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. In the 2,341 at-bats in his pro career, Perlaza has recorded a batting average of .274 with 641 base hits. He has hit a home run 81 times, with 1,077 total bases and also a .460 slugging %. Perlaza has tallied a walk 284 times while striking out on 597 tries. He has scored 394 runs and racked up 348 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .353 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .813.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 49 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have 485 assists, 37 errors and have earned a total of 1,347 putouts this season. Of their 70 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 55 times and been caught 15 times (21.4% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.590 in addition to having a FIP of 5.93 as a team this season. They rank 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 509. The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 296 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.51 (275 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.91 (391 strikeouts vs 205 walks). They have given up 44 homers and they give up 5.93 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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