SK and Hanwha Attempt to Leave Basement of KBO

Two of the worst teams in the Korea Baseball Organization face-off early Saturday, as the Sk Wyverns battle the Hanwha Eagles.

Both teams have started the season on the wrong foot. SK is at the bottom of the KBO with a 5-16 record, 12 games behind NC.

Hanwha has not fared much better. Sitting with a 7-15 record, they are well below .500 for the season.

※ Current Odds Date & Time: May 29th, 8:30 P.M. (EST)

Online bookmaker 18Bet has the Over 9.50 runs at -105.

The pitchers for their respective clubs will look to improve stats as well. Ricardo Pinto will get the not fo the Wyverns.

Pinto is 1-2 on the season with a 4.76 ERA. If there is one positive to Pinto’s 1-2 record, it’s that he has tallied 2 quality starts of 4 started games. However, he has given up 32 hits in just under 22 innings pitched.

Jang Shi-hwan will look to drastically drop the ERA tomorrow. In 20 innings pitched, he currently has an ERA of 7.20. With that being said, he does have 1 victory to his name. Shi-hwan is being forced to throw a huge number of pitches. In 105 batters faced, he has tossed 396 pitches.

Lee Sung-yeol has 90 plate appearances this season and has made the most of it. He has tallied 1 home run and 10 RBI. The veteran of the KBO leads the team in RBI’s as well.

Choi Jeong of SK is a threat at the dish. Sitting with 2 home runs and 9 RBI in 85 plate appearances, he has been a scoring machine, despite his low batting average of .191.

Two bottom-feeders square off early Saturday. Which team will come out on top?