The Kiwoom Heroes are heading to the game here to face the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park. The Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles 5/12/24 game is set to be played at 1:00 AM EST. However, the game is broadcast locally on MBC Sports+.
Kiwoom Heroes Preview
Kiwoom heads to the game here after getting a win over the Hanwha Eagles. The win for the Heroes came by a score of 7-1. With the win the Heroes moved to sole possession of 8th place in the KBO. The record for the Heroes is sitting at 16-23 on the year, but on the road the Heroes are only 7-11.
Jhun Jun-pho is heading into the game here for his 1st start of the year after 12 appearances. Jhun has posted a 2-1 record on the year with a 6.10 ERA and a 1.94 WHIP. Ha has thrown a total of 10 1/3 innings on the year with 7 earned runs out of 12 runs total. Jun-pho has allowed 13 hits, 0 homers, and 7 walks on the season while striking out 6 batters. The Heroes are a horrible pitching team with a 5.33 ERA and have allowed 405 hits with 33 homers. As a team the Heroes are letting the opponents hit at a clip of .290 with a 1.55 WHIP.
The Kiwoom team is not hitting strong either with a .261 average with only 188 runs scored. The Heroes have recorded 353 hits with 58 doubles, 6 triples, and 37 homers. Still, the base running for Kiwoom is missing on the year with 11 steals, but only 4 runners thrown out on the year.
Hanwha Eagles Preview
The Eagles dropped the last game and it was not really a good showing for the Eagles. The Eagles with the loss dropped to 9th place in the KBO. Still, the loss dropped the Eagles to a record of 15-24-0 on the year, but have posted a home record of 8-11 on the year.
Cho Dong-UL is a 19 year old rookie in the game here. Cho has not pitched anywhere in his professional career so far so that could be a good thing for the Eagles as the batters will have to get used to the pitching style from Cho. Hanwha heads to the game here with a 5.44 ERA on the year and have allowed 386 hits with 37 homers. The Eagles have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .284 with a 1.57 WHIP.
The Eagles are hitting at a clip of only .253 with a total of 186 runs scored. Hanwha has ended up with 336 hits with 64 doubles, 8 triples, and 30 homers. However, Hanwha has ended up getting only 14 steals and 13 runners have been thrown out.
Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles 5/12/24 Pick: Kiwoom Heroes
Hanwha is putting an untested starter on the mound in this game as a rookie. That will most likely mean that the starter will not go as deep in the game as a starter. That will make it a lot harder for the Eagles to win this game as the Hanwha bullpen is shaky at best. With that being the case we are going to take the Kiwoom Heroes to pull out the win in this game here.
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