The Hanwha club is going to pay a visit to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday. The Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants 5/8/24 game is set to take place at 5:30 AM EST. The game is set to be aired locally on SBS Sports.
Hanwha Eagles Preview
Hanwha heads to this game here after their last game was rained out. However, the overall record for the Eagles is 14-20 on year and the road record has dropped to 7-11 on the season.
Ryu Hyun-Jin is the starter coming in for his 8th start of the year here So far Ryu has posted a 2-3 record with a 1.42 WHIP and a 5.21 ERA. He has thrown a total of 38 innings while giving up 28 runs of which 22 were earned. He has allowed 41 hits and 1 homer while striking out 32 batters and walking 13 batters. The pitching for the Eagles has shown some improvement with a team ERA of 5.12 with only 334 hits and 33 homers given up. The opponents are hitting at a clip of .278 against the Eagles, but Hanwha has a WHIP of 1.52.
The Eagles are a very weak team when it comes to hitting. The Eagles have posted a .252 average with 174 runs scored. Hanwha has managed to get 298 hits with 61 doubles, 8 triples, and 27 homers. Still, the Eagles have managed to get 12 steals on the year with 13 runners being thrown out.
Lotte Giants Preview
Lotte is sitting in dead last in the KBO on the year. The Giants have ended up getting a 10-22-1 record on the year overall. However, when playing at home the Giants have looked impressive at times and good enough to post a 7-9-1 record.
Charlie Barnes heads to the mound in this game for the Giants for his 8th star. This year Barnes has posted a 1-2 record with a 4.65 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Charlie Barnes has thrown a total of 40 2/3 innings with 21 runs all of which were earned. Barnes has allowed 43 hits with 7 homers, but has struck out 50 batters while walking 13. The Giants are heading in with a team ERA of 5.24 on the season. However, the Lions have allowed 326 hits with a total of 35 homers. Lotte has ended up getting a 1.59 WHIP, but the opponents are hitting at a clip of .297 on the year.
Lotte is coming in hitting at a clip of .267 with a total of 149 runs scored. The Giants have managed to get a total of 322 hits with 61 doubles, 10 triples, but have only 23 homers. The Giants have managed to get a total of 32 steals with 10 runners thrown out on the year.
Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants 5/8/24 Pick: Over 9.5
We fully expect this game to be a back and forth battle and with how bad the pitching has been for both of these teams I am looking at the over hitting. The over is a strong favorite here with both starters having an ERA of 4.00, but also the team ERAs for both teams is over the 5 mark. With that being the case, we are looking for the over 9.5 to be what should be played in this game and have it cash in some bank for you.
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