The Hanwha club is going to pay a visit to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday. The Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants 5/9/24 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
The Eagles are heading here after getting crushed by Lotte in their last game. The loss for the Eagles came by a score of 6-1 on the day. The Eagles are now sitting on a record of 14-22 on the year which is good enough for 9th place, but the Eagles on the road are 7-12 on the season.
Felix Pena is heading to this game here for his 8th start. Pena has posted a 3-3 record and a 4.54 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Felix Pena has thrown a total of 33 2/3 innings on the year with 19 runs given up and 17 of those were earned runs. He has allowed 31 hits and allowed 5 homers, but has struck out 25 batters while walking 16. The pitching for the Eagles has shown some improvement with a team ERA of 5.13 with only 344 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 .249 average with 175 runs scored. Hanwha has managed to get 302 hits with 62 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, but did pull to within a game of the Eagles in the standings. The win helped the Giants move to a record of 12-22-1 on the season, but when playing at home the Giants are 8-9-1 so far.
Na Gyun-an is the starter making his 7th start for the Giants. Na has posted a 1-4 record with a 5.04 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP. Na Gyun-an has thrown a total of 30 1/3 innings while giving up 20 runs of which 17 were earned. He has allowed 44 hits and 5 homers with 13 walks, but has struck out 31 batters. The Giants are heading in with a team ERA of 5.11 on the season. However, the Lions have allowed 353 hits with a total of 36 homers. Lotte has ended up getting a 1.56 WHIP, but the opponents are hitting at a clip of .293 on the year.
Lotte is coming in hitting at a clip of .268 with a total of 155 runs scored. The Giants have managed to get a total of 332 hits with 62 doubles, 11 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 5/9/24 Pick: Lotte Giants
I expect the Giants to continue to play strong in this game here. The Giants have won 4 straight games and have looked better each time in the games. Now, the Lotte club is putting a decent starter on the mound, but also the offense for the Giants has seemingly come to life lately and that will make the difference for Lotte in the game here as the Giants secure the win.
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