Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/3/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (+126) Samsung (-152)

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (11-16, 8th in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, May 3, 2026, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (13-13, 4th in KBO). The Lions open this game at -152 while the Eagles are priced at +126. The over/under is set at 8.

Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .372 and have been called out on strikes 210 times, while being walked on 111 occasions. They have accrued 139 runs batted in and 245 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .257. The Eagles have hit 38 doubles as a team and have knocked 21 balls out of the park. They have earned 149 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .344. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 5.5 runs/g, which is 3rd in baseball.

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Yonathan Perlaza is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Perlaza has hit 117 baseballs out of the park while driving in 531 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .467 and he has a total of 1,553 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 3,816 times and has come through with a base hit 929 times. He has struck out 826 times and has been walked on 433 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .363 on-base %. Perlaza has hit .279 for his baseball career, in addition to 583 runs scored and an OPS of .830.

The Eagles have stolen 11 bases and have been gunned down 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 38.9%. The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 729 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 254 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .972 which puts them in 10th in the league and they have turned 34 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.44 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.69. Eagles pitchers have given up 19 home runs and 170 runs (1st in baseball). Hanwha has allowed 267 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 144 earned runs. The Eagles have a team earned run average of 5.33 on the year (10th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 207 batters.

The Lions hold a slugging % of .392 and they tally 4.85 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have recorded 45 two-baggers, while getting a free base 131 times as well as notching 131 runs. Samsung has a total of 18 HRs so far this season in addition to 122 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 198 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 253 base knocks. The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .364 in addition to a team batting average of .268 for the season.

Lewin Diaz is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Diaz has recorded a free base 416 times while fanning on 923 plate appearances. His OBP sits at .334 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .813. For the 4,445 at-bats in his career, Diaz has accrued an average at the plate of .269 with 1,194 base hits. He has amassed 602 runs in addition to having 796 runs batted in. He has gone deep 219 times, with 2,128 bases in total and a .479 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 23 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 278 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 720 putouts this year. Of their 30 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 24 times and been caught 6 times (20.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.471 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.61 as a pitching staff this season. They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 242. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 123 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.39 (117 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.68 (186 strikeouts against 111 walks). They have relinquished 23 dingers and they relinquish 4.61 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-152) and under the total runs

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