The Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles 4/12/24 game is taking place at 5:30 AM EST to start the weekend series games on Friday. The game is being held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park. If you are locally in Korea the game is being broadcast on KBS N Sports network.
Kia Tigers Preview
Kia is coming to this game here after getting a win in their last game over LG. The win came by a score of 8-4 on the day. The Tigers are heading to this game here sitting in first place in the KBO. The Tigers are now sitting on a very impressive record of 11-4 on the year.
Kia is putting Yoon Young-cheol on the mound in this game for his third start. Young-cheol has a 1-0 record with a 3.72 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP. Yoon has ended up throwing a total of 9 2/3 innings on the year with 4 runs allowed on 9 hits. Yoon has struck out 9 batters and walked 6 on the year. 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 .304 average with a total of 79 runs scored. The Tigers have hit 38 doubles, 2 triples, but only 11 homers on the year. The base running has seen the Tigers get 21 steals with only 3 runners being thrown out.
Hanwha Eagles Preview
The Eagles head to this game here after getting a shutout win over the Doosan Bears. The win over the Bears came by a score of 3-0. The Eagles are now sitting on a record of 9-7 on the year. The Hanwha team has fallen to 5th place in the KBO standings.
Felix Pena is the starter going to the game here for his 4th start for the Eagles. Felix has done decent on the year with a 2-1 record and a 4.91 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. He has managed to get 14 2/3 innings on the year with 10 runs allowed on 13 hits with 2 of those being homers. Pena has struck out 12 batters and has ended up walking 7. The Eagles have done decent on the pitching with a 3.99 team ERA. The opponents are hitting at a clip of .247 against the Eagles who have posted a 1.31 WHIP.
The hitting for Hanwha has been fairly weak on the year with a .256 average, but have managed to get 86 runs scored. The Eagles have ended up with 32 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 4/12/24 Pick: Kia Tigers
This is a game that sees the Eagles slumping hard and falling back down in the standings quickly. However, the Tigers are among the top teams in the KBO this season and will look very impressive in the way the team has played. Look for the Tigers to get the win in this game as their overall pitching and hitting does quite a bit better than the Eagles here.
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