SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (12-18, 8th in KBO) play the SSG Landers (17-13, 4th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

SSG has a slugging percentage of .418 and have struck out 236 times, while being walked on 87 occasions. They have accrued 159 RBI's as well as 298 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .274. The Landers have hit 38 doubles as a unit and have knocked 39 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 166 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. As a team, the SSG Landers are compiling 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 6th in KBO.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 21 baseballs out of the park while driving in 174 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .375 in addition to racking up 782 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 2,339 times and has delivered with a base hit 576 times. He has gone down on strikes 296 times and has walked on 178 occasions, which has contributed to a .338 on-base percentage. Choi has a batting average of .276 for his baseball career, with 324 scored runs and an OPS of .713.

The SSG Landers have amassed 831 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 291 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .971 which ranks 9th in the league and have a total of 30 double plays. The Landers have stolen 28 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 31.7%.

The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.26 on the season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 261 hitters. SSG has allowed 292 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 162 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49. Landers pitchers have allowed 41 home runs in addition to 179 total runs (2nd in the league).

The Hanwha Eagles have earned an OBP of .343 as well as a batting average of .252 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 227 occasions (7th in baseball) and have tallied 254 hits. Hanwha has tallied 21 long balls on the season as well as 143 RBIs. The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .383 and they have an average of 5.00 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have hit 53 two-baggers, while taking a walk 121 times as well as putting up 150 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has recorded a walk 254 times while going down on strikes on 536 tries. His OBP sits at .350 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .782. In the 1,967 official at-bats in his pro career, Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .262 in addition to having 516 base hits. He has compiled 278 runs in addition to having 322 RBIs. He has hit a home run 73 times, with 850 bases in total and also a .432 slugging percentage.

Out of their 43 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 33 times and been caught 10 times (23.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 30 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 277 assists, 21 errors and have earned 786 putouts for the year.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.523 in addition to having a FIP of 5.67 as a unit on the year. They come in at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 284. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 165 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.15 (150 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.99 (229 strikeouts vs 115 bases on balls). They have allowed 30 long balls and they concede 5.67 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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