NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (23-17, 2nd in KBO) are headed to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (16-24, 8th in KBO).

As a unit, the NC Dinos are earning 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in KBO. They have a total of 224 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .366. The Dinos have hit 69 doubles as a unit and have smacked 39 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 216 RBI's as well as 379 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .272. NC has a slugging % of .413 and have been rung up 361 times, while being walked on 168 occasions.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his professional baseball career, Son has hit 177 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,015 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 8,699 times and has delivered with a base knock 2,467 times. Son has compiled an average at the plate of .322 for his career, with 1,340 runs scored and an OPS of .851. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .456 and he has a total of 3,499 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,246 times and has taken a walk on 916 occasions, contributing to a .395 OBP.

The NC Dinos have accumulated 1,079 putouts this year, in addition to 363 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and have accumulated 28 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 27 bags and have been gunned down 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 34.1%.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.76 so far this year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 307 batters. NC has allowed 351 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 150 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35. Dinos pitchers have allowed 32 long balls and 175 runs (10th in the league).

Hanwha has hit 30 home runs so far this year as well as 184 RBIs. They hit 67 doubles, while getting a free base 161 times and notching 194 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have tallied an OBP of .343 in addition to a team batting average of .254 this year. The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .381 and they score 4.85 runs per outing (8th in KBO). They have been rung up on 308 occasions (6th in the league) and are sitting with 345 base hits.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has recorded a free base 281 times while being called out on strikes on 586 tries. He has tallied 387 runs in addition to having 341 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .353 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .811. He has hit a home run 79 times, with 1,056 bases in total and a .458 slugging %. In the 2,305 at-bats in his professional career, Perlaza is sitting with a batting avereage of .273 in addition to having 629 base hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 38 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (7th in the league). The Eagles have accrued 373 assists, 33 errors and have 1,050 putouts over the course of the season. In their 50 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 38 times and been caught 12 times (24.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.563 with a FIP of 5.89 as a staff on the season. They sit at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 395. The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 229 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.35 (208 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.01 (305 strikeouts vs 152 walks). They have surrendered 38 home runs and they yield 5.89 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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