The Hanwha Eagles are taking to the road to face the Samsung Lions at Daegu Samsung Lions Park. The Eagles vs Lions 5/19/24 game is taking place at 1:00 AM EST. If you are in South Korea the game is being broadcast on MBC Sports+.
Hanwha Eagles Preview
Hanwha ended up losing in their last game. The Eagles in the loss came against Samsung by a score of 9-8. The loss for the Hanwha team moved them to 9th place in the KBO with a record of 16-28-1 on the year. The Eagles on the road have posted a 7-15 record.
Ryu Hyun-Jin is heading to this game here for his 10th start on the year. Hyun-Jin has posted a 2-4 record and a 5.33 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. Ryu has thrown a total of 49 innings on the year with 35 runs given up and 29 of those were earned runs. He has allowed 57 hits and allowed 1 homers, but has struck out 470 batters while walking 14. The pitching for the Eagles has shown some improvement with a team ERA of 5.69 with only 456 hits and 43 homers given up. The opponents are hitting at a clip of .290 against the Eagles, but Hanwha has a WHIP of 1.61.
The Eagles are a very weak team when it comes to hitting. The Eagles have posted a .255 average with 216 runs scored. Hanwha has managed to get 393 hits with 72 doubles, 8 triples, and 35 homers. Still, the Eagles have managed to get 20 steals on the year with 15 runners being thrown out.
Samsung Lions Preview
Samsung heads to the game here after moving up to second place in the KBO standings. The Lions are now sitting on a. 26-18-1 record on the year overall. When playing at home the Lions have ended up getting a 17-7-1 record.
Lee Ho-sung is the starter making his 7th start for the Lions. Ho-sung has posted a 1-2 record with a 4.03 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. Ho-sung has thrown a total of 22 1/3 innings while giving up 11 runs of which 10 were earned. He has allowed 26 hits and 2 homers with 9 walks, but has struck out 17 batters. The Lions are heading in with a team ERA of 4.48 on the season. However, the Lions have allowed 412 hits with a total of 46 homers. Samsung has ended up getting a 1.41 WHIP, but the opponents are hitting at a clip of .263 on the year.
Samsung is coming in hitting at a clip of .271 with a total of 236 runs scored. The Lions have managed to get a total of 430 hits with 77 doubles, 4 triples, but have 46 homers. The Lions have managed to get a total of 39 steals with 9 runners thrown out on the year.
Eagles vs Lions 5/19/24 Pick: Samsung Lions
Hanwha is not that consistent of a team on the year and it showed on our pick of the Eagles on Saturday. However, on Sunday we are backing the Lions who have played decent on the year and are putting a good starter on the mound in this game here. With that being the case, we are looking for the Lions to be able to secure the win in this game here rather easily.
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