The Hanwha Eagles and KT Wiz Suwon face off on Saturday in a KBO Baseball showdown at the Hanwha Life Eagles Park.
In the first game of this series it was the Hanwha Eagles that were able to come away with the 4-0 victory. Hanwha scored two runs in the 4th inning and that was the difference as they came away with the victory.
The Hanwha Eagles come into this game with a 16-23 record overall and they have won two games in a row. Over the last two games the Hanwha Eagles have given up only two runs total and in this game they are going to need to get good pitching again. Si-hwan Roh has been the best player for the Hanwha Eagles hitting seven home runs and driving in 38 RBI”s on the season. Ju-suk Ha has also been strong, hitting three home runs and driving in 23 RBI’s.
On the other side of this matchup is KT Wiz Suwon who sit with a 21-17 record overall which puts them in second place inside the KBO. For the most part KT Wiz Suwon’s offense has been strong and they need the offense to be good again in this game. Baek-ho Kang has had a big year for KT Wiz Suwon hitting five home runs and driving in 42 RBI’s.
Hyeong-jun So will get the start for the KT Wiz Suwon and coming into this game they sit with a 1-1 record and an ERA of 6.83.
On the mound for the Hanwha Eagles will be Ryan Carpenter and he comes into this game with a 1-3 record and an ERA of 1.94.
The weather in this game is expected to be clear with a slight wind blowing out towards right field.
Carpenter hasn’t gotten a lot of run support this season but the Hanwha Eagles are going to find enough success against So to get the job done. Back the Hanwha Eagles to come away with a win.