Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/19/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-151) Kia (+114)

Jose Miguel Fernandez and the Doosan Bears (8-5, 4th in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (6-7, 6th in KBO). The Tigers open this matchup at +114 while the Bears are coming in at -151. The O/U is set at 8.5.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are compiling 3.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have tallied 49 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .322. The Bears have hit 20 doubles as a unit and have hit 4 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 43 runs batted in in addition to 113 base knocks for the season, and their batting average sits at .258. Doosan is slugging .340 and have been called out on strikes 99 times, while taking a walk on 39 occasions.

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Jose Miguel Fernandez is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For his pro baseball career, Fernandez has hit 124 baseballs out of the park while driving in 749 runs. His slugging percentage is .448 and he has racked up 2,198 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 5,622 times and has come through with a hit 1,573 times. He has fanned 350 times and has taken a walk on 535 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .395 OBP. Fernandez has compiled an average at the plate of .321 for his career in baseball, in addition to 731 scored runs and an OPS of .843.

The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 357 putouts on the campaign, as well as 132 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is at .972 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and have earned 12 double plays. The Bears have swiped 7 bases and have been caught 4 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 36.4%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Bears pitchers have conceded 4 home runs and also 47 total runs (7th in the league). Doosan has allowed 105 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 40 earned runs. The Bears have a team earned run average of 3.03 on the season (5th in KBO), and they have struck out 100 batters.

Kia has accounted for 6 HRs this season and 49 RBIs. They have notched 20 two-baggers, while walking 52 times as well as putting up 52 runs. The Kia Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .330 as well as a batting average of .237 this year. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .335 and they tally 4.00 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have been rung up on 104 instances (4th in the league) and have notched a total of 102 base knocks.

Dae In Hwang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 516 official at-bats in his professional career, Hwang has compiled an average at the plate of .254 in addition to 131 base hits. He has homered 21 times, as well as 217 total bases and also a .421 slugging percentage. Hwang has drawn a free base 43 times while fanning on 129 chances. He has a total of 51 runs in addition to having 77 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .315 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .736.

The Kia Tigers have turned 7 double plays and have a fielding rate of .957 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 110 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 339 putouts this year. In their 8 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 5 times and been caught 3 times (37.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have allowed 60 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.42 (43 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 7 homers and they surrender 4.78 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.292 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.78 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.48 (104 strikeouts against 42 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 104.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan (-151)

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