Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (10-10, 5th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (9-10, 7th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Samsung has a slugging % of .399 and have been called out on strikes 160 times, while being walked on 85 occasions. They have 101 runs batted in and 187 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .263. The Lions have tallied 33 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 20 balls out of the park. They have 103 runs scored and hold an OBP of .352. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are compiling 5.2 runs per game, which is 8th in KBO.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his pro baseball career, Koo has slapped 138 balls out of the park while driving in 690 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,828 times and has delivered a base knock 1,352 times. Koo has accumulated a batting average of .316 for his career, in addition to 800 runs scored and an OPS of .883. His career slugging percentage is .501 and he has a total of 2,143 bases. He has struck out 850 times and has been walked on 433 occasions, contributing to a .382 on-base percentage.

The Samsung Lions have 554 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 188 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 1st in the league and have accumulated 19 double plays. The Lions have swiped 22 bags and have been thrown out 7 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.1%.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 5.37 on the campaign (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 132 batters. Lions pitchers have allowed 24 home runs and also 113 runs (3rd in KBO). Samsung has conceded 207 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 110 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.51.

Hanwha is sitting with 15 long balls this year as well as 104 runs batted in. They have recorded 39 two-baggers, while taking a walk 89 times as well as scoring 108 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have recorded a team on-base percentage of .353 in addition to a batting average of .257 so far this season. The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .399 and they score 5.40 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have struck out on 152 occasions (7th in KBO) and have 174 base hits.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has earned a walk 271 times while fanning on 556 occasions. He has compiled 375 runs and has 325 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .352 and he has a lifetime OPS of .806. He has hit a home run 73 times, with 1,009 total bases and also a .454 slugging percentage. During the 2,221 at-bats in his baseball career, Perlaza has earned a batting average of .272 with 604 base hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 21 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (5th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 172 assists, 13 errors and have accumulated 528 putouts on the season. Of their 29 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 23 times and been caught 6 times (20.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 97 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.40 (86 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 20 homers and they allow 4.96 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.420 in addition to having a FIP of 4.96 as a staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (160 strikeouts against 76 walks). They sit at 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 174.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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