The Eagles and the Heroes will have another great showdown on Saturday. The Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/6/24 game is set to take place earlier in the day at 4:00 AM EST. The game is being held at Gocheok Sky Dome and is set to be broadcast on KBS N Sports.
Hanwha Eagles Preview
The Eagles are heading to the game here after dropping a high scoring game against Kiwoom. The final score in the loss was 11-7 in what looked like horrible pitching from both sides. The loss dropped the Eagles to a record of 8-3 on the year and have slid back to 2nd place.
Felix Pena is the starter that heads to the mound for Hanwha in this game. Pena has already started 2 games this year and has picked up a 2-0 record. The ERA for Felix Pena sits at 3.09 and a 1.11 WHIP. He has managed to throw 11 2/3 innings while allowing 4 runs and 9 hits, but one of those was a homer. Felix has done good in the pitching department with 10 strikeouts and 4 walks. The team pitching for Hanwha has posted a 3.80 ERA. When it c one’s to the opponents hitting the Eagles give up quite a few hits as the opponents hit at a clip of .260 with a 1.33 WHIP.
The hitting for Hanwha is sitting at .278 on the season with 67 runs scored. However, the power hitting for the Eagles is better with 11 homers, but have ended up getting 25 doubles and 5 triples. Still, the Eagles are horrible at stealing bases with 4 steals and 8 runners caught stealing.
Kiwoom Heroes Preview
Kiwoom heads here after getting a nice win that was an upset over Hanwha. The win came by a score of 11-7, but still showed the weak pitching form the Heroes. The Heroes are now sitting in 5th place in the KBO with a 5-4 record on the season.
Emmanuel De Jesus is the starter that heads to the mound for Kiwoom. This year he has already started in 2 games and has recorded a 1-1 record. The ERA for De Jesus sits at 3.48 with a 1.26 WHIP. Emmanuel has managed to throw a total of 10 1/3 innings on the year with 5 runs and 10 hits allowed, but has given up a homer. He has walked only 3 batters and struck out 13. Kiwoom has a team ERA that is sitting at 4.96. The Heroes do allow the opponents to hit with an average of .253 and a 1.45 WHIP.
The Heroes heads to this game with a team batting average of .280 on the year and have ended up with 57 runs. The Heroes have sen’t 9 balls out of the yard, but have 16 doubles and 3 triples. The running has not been good overall with only 5 steals on the season for Kiwoom.
Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes 4/6/24 Pick: Kiwoom Heroes
We are taking Kiwoom in this game here. The Heroes are better at the small ball overall when compared head to head against the Eagles. That type of base running is what will make the difference in this game as two great starting pitchers are going to face off in the game here.
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