Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+125) Hanwha (-145)

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (47-49, 6th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (38-64, 10th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Sunday, August 9, 2026. The moneyline on this game has the Heroes coming in at +125 and the Eagles are at -145. The total is set at 8.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in KBO. They have 405 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .322. The Heroes have recorded 144 two-baggers as a team and have hit 72 balls out of the park. They have accrued 380 RBI's and 861 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .244. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .350 and have struck out 887 times, while being walked on 351 occasions.

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Chi Hong An is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In his career, Ahn has hit 163 baseballs out of the park while driving in 974 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 7,568 times and also came through with a hit 1,953 times. Ahn has accumulated a batting average of .293 for his career, with 945 runs scored and an OPS of .788. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .428 and he has totaled 2,855 bases. He has struck out 1,010 times and has taken a walk on 653 occasions, contributing to a .360 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have swiped 63 bags and have been caught 30 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 32.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have 2,750 putouts for the season, as well as 898 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which puts them in 7th in Korean baseball and they have turned 87 double plays.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 5.05 on the year (9th in the league), and they have rung up 779 batters. Kiwoom has given up 1,009 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 514 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.01 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have allowed 98 home runs in addition to 558 total runs (2nd in KBO).

Hanwha has recorded 114 long balls so far this season to go along with 543 runs batted in. They have notched 159 doubles, while getting a free base 388 times and racking up 578 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .355 in addition to a batting average of .277 over the course of the season. The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .429 and they earn 5.84 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 787 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned a total of 969 base knocks.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has drawn a walk 481 times while striking out on 894 tries. He has accounted for 632 runs in addition to having 574 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .364 and he has a lifetime OPS of .833. He has hit the long ball 131 times, with 1,679 bases in total and also a .469 slugging %. Over the course of the 3,583 at-bats in his pro career, Perlaza has accrued an average at the plate of .278 in addition to 996 hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 107 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (10th in KBO). The Eagles have 979 assists, 76 errors and have a total of 2,645 putouts so far this year. Of their 63 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 43 times and been caught 20 times (31.7% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.513 in addition to having a FIP of 5.34 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.83 (716 strikeouts against 391 free passes). They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 942. They have relinquished 86 long balls and they allow 5.34 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 523 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.74 (464 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+125)

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