Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/6/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jose Miguel Fernandez and the Doosan Bears (41-50, 6th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, August 6, 2022, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (48-46, 5th in KBO).

As a unit, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 4th in KBO. They have a total of 435 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .325. The Bears have hit 137 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 54 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 403 RBI's in addition to 797 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is at .253. Doosan is slugging .353 and have struck out 620 times, while drawing a walk on 314 occasions.

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Jose Miguel Fernandez is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Fernandez has earned a batting average of .321 for his baseball career, with 772 scored runs and an OPS of .842. He has been struck out 378 times and has been walked on 561 occasions, which has contributed to a .394 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Fernandez has hit 130 baseballs out of the park while driving in 802 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .448 in addition to having tallied 2,333 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 5,964 times and has delivered a base knock 1,674 times.

The Doosan Bears have 2,497 putouts this year, in addition to 913 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them ranked 6th in Korean baseball and they have turned 87 double plays. The Bears have stolen 62 bases and have been thrown out 21 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 25.3%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.71 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Bears pitchers have surrendered 72 home runs and 448 total runs (4th in baseball). Doosan has conceded 827 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 391 earned runs. The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 4.23 so far this season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 644 batters.

The Kia Tigers have tallied an OBP of .353 in addition to a batting average of .273 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 654 instances (7th in the league) and have recorded 899 base hits. Kia has recorded 75 home runs on the year and 457 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .403 and they score 5.12 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have put up 176 two-baggers, while walking 371 times and recording 486 runs.

Dae In Hwang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Hwang has drawn a walk 70 times while being called out on strikes on 185 occasions. He has a total of 78 runs and has 142 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .320 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .737. He has hit it out of the park 30 times, in addition to having 339 total bases and also a .417 slugging %. In the 812 official at-bats in his career, Hwang has hit .257 with 209 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Tigers have 921 assists, 71 errors and have 2,516 putouts this season. Of their 76 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 46 times and been caught 30 times (39.5% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.385 in addition to having a FIP of 4.67 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.11 (689 strikeouts against 327 free passes). They are currently ranked 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 834. They have conceded 75 dingers and they surrender 4.67 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have yielded 435 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.11 (383 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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