Kia Tigers at Hanwha Eagles
June 2, 2021 5:30 am EDT
The Line: Kia Tigers -121 / Hanwha -112 Total: 9.5
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The Hanwha Eagles and Kia Tigers face off on Wednesday in a KBO baseball showdown at Hanwha Life Eagles Park.
In the first game of this series, it was the Hanwha Eagles that were able to come away with the 9-1 victory. After the first inning, the Hanwha Eagles were up 4-0 and they never looked back as they cruised to the victory.
The Hanwha Eagles come into this game with an 19-28 record overall which puts them in 9th place inside the KBO. Hanwha has lost three of their last four games and during that three-game losing streak they only scored six runs total. The pitching staff was strong in the last game and they need the pitching staff to be good. Si-hwan Roh has been the best player for the Hanwha Eagles and coming into this game he has hit nine home runs and 41 RBI’s. Ju-Suk Ha has also been good for the team hitting three home runs and driving in 24 RBI’s.
On the other side of this matchup is the Kia Tigers who sit with a 19-27 record overall and they have lost three games in a row. The Kia Tigers have played in a lot of close games this season, but at times their offense hasn’t done enough late in games and that has led to the defeats. Preston Tucker has been the best player for the Kia Tigers hitting three home runs and driving in 25 RBI’s. Hyong-woo Cho has also hit four home runs and driven in 14 RBI’s.
Eui-lee Lee has been the best player for the Kia Tigers and coming into this game he sits with a 1-1 record and an ERA of 4.62.
Min-woo Kim will get the start for the Hanwha Eagles and coming into this game he sits with a 6-2 record and an ERA of 3.33.
The weather in this game is expected to be overcast with a slight wind blowing in from right field.
Kim has been strong this season and he is going to slow down the Kia Tigers offense. Back the Hanwha Eagles to win this game on the money line.
