The Kia Tigers are facing the Hanwha Eagles yet again on Saturday. The game for the Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles is taking place at 1:00 AM EST. The Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles 4/13/24 will be played at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Korea. If you are local to the region, the game is being broadcast on KBS2.
Kia Tigers Preview
The Tigers in the opening game of the series was able to double up the Eagles score. The final score in the game ended up coming in at 8-4 and was a very nice victory for the Tigers. The Tigers are sitting in 1st place in the KBO and have posted a very impressive 12-4 record on the season.
Yang Hyeon-jong is making his 4th start of hte year in this game here. Yang has ended up struggling on the year with an 0-1 record and a 4.32 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. He has eaten up 16 2/3 innings with 8 runs allowed and 15 hits with 2 homers. Yang Hyeon-jong has struck out 8 batters, but also walked 8 batters. Kia has been the top pitching team in the KBO with a 2.98 ERA. However, the opponents are hitting only at a clip of .228 with a WHIP of 1.35.
Kia is the best hitting team in the KBO on the year. Kia has posted a .301 average with a total of 87 runs scored. The Tigers have hit 39 doubles, 2 triples, and finally have some pop in the bat with 13 homers on the year. The base running has seen the Tigers get 24 steals with only 4 runners being thrown out.
Hanwha Eagles Preview
With the Eagles the loss was a disappointment and one that was expected to a point. Still, the Eagles are going to need to bounce back if they want to stay in the top 5 of the KBO standings. The Hanwha club has posted a record of 9-8 on the year overall.
Kim Min-woo is the starter that heads to the mound for the third time for the Eagles. Min-woo has been a bright spot on the year with a 1-0 record with a 2.25 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. Min-woo has thrown a total of 12 innings allowing only 3 runs with 7 hits allowed, but has given up 2 homers. Kim Min-woo has struck out 13 batters and walked only 5 batters. The Eagles have done decent on the pitching with a 4.23 team ERA. The opponents are hitting at a clip of .248 against the Eagles who have posted a 1.36 WHIP.
The hitting for Hanwha has been fairly weak on the year with a .254 average, but have managed to get 90 runs scored. The Eagles have ended up with 34 doubles, 6 triples, but a total of 14 homers on the year. When it comes to the base running the Eagles have picked up 4 steals and been caught stealing the bags 8 times.
Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles 4/13/24 Pick: Over 9.5
In this game the pitching actually favors the Eagles. However, I do not like the hitting from the Eagles to be overpowering in this game here for a win. Still, I like the over in this game as both of these teams do have enough offensive potential and weaker hitting to get the over to hit if its sitting around 9.5 or so.
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