Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (+172) Samsung (-210)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (60-41, 2nd in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (48-51, 6th in KBO) on Sunday, August 16, 2026. The Eagles open this game at +172 while the Lions are coming in at -210. The total has been set at 8.

The Eagles have hit 163 doubles as a squad and have knocked 119 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .428 and have been called out on strikes 821 times, while being walked on 398 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 5.8 runs per game, which is 1st in the league. They have amassed 555 RBI's in addition to 993 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate sits at .276. They have 591 runs and hold an OBP of .354.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has compiled an average at the plate of .278 for his career in baseball, with 633 scored runs and an OPS of .833. He has been struck out 896 times and has taken a walk on 484 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Perlaza has hit 132 balls out of the park while driving in 575 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .469 in addition to racking up 1,684 bases. For his career, he approached the plate 4,142 times and has come through with a base hit 998 times.

The Eagles have stolen 43 bags and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 33.8%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned 2,723 putouts for the season, as well as 1,008 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which ranks 10th in KBO and they have turned 107 double plays.

The Eagles have an earned run average of 4.76 this season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 744 batters. Hanwha has given up 974 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 480 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Eagles pitchers have conceded 89 home runs and also 541 total runs (3rd in baseball).

The Lions hold a team SLG% of .409 and they earn 5.64 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have recorded 164 doubles, while taking a walk 473 times as well as scoring 581 runs. Samsung has knocked in 89 home runs on the season and 554 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 713 occasions (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 983 base hits. The Samsung Lions hold an OBP of .367 in addition to a batting average of .276 so far this season.

Lewin Diaz is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Over the course of the 4,735 official at-bats in his baseball career, Diaz has recorded a batting average of .270 in addition to 1,279 hits. He has gone yard 232 times, with 2,271 bases in total and a .480 slugging %. Diaz has drawn a walk 457 times while going down on strikes on 981 chances. He has scored 649 runs and has 865 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .337 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .817.

The Samsung Lions have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in the league). The Lions have 997 assists, 64 errors and have accumulated 2,742 putouts for the year. In their 99 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 73 times and been caught 26 times (26.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.392 in addition to having a FIP of 4.70 as a team on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.13 (770 strikeouts vs 361 walks). They come in at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 911. They have relinquished 96 home runs and they allow 4.70 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 477 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.26 (433 earned runs given up).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (+172)

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