Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/16/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, June 16, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (37-24, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (28-31, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, June 16, 2022.

Doosan is slugging .355 and have been called out on strikes 387 times, while being walked on 215 occasions. They have compiled 262 RBI's and 521 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .255. The Bears have accounted for 96 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 33 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 287 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .330. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are compiling 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in the league.

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Jose Miguel Fernandez is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Fernandez has drilled 129 balls out of the park while driving in 780 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .449 in addition to racking up 2,282 bases. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 5,821 times and came through with a base base hit 1,630 times. He has been struck out 367 times and has taken a walk on 550 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .394 OBP. Fernandez has earned a batting average of .321 for his baseball career, with 757 runs scored and an OPS of .843.

The Bears have swiped 42 bags and have been caught 13 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.6%. The Doosan Bears have accounted for 1,616 putouts so far this season, in addition to 583 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .973 which is 9th in Korean baseball and have a total of 64 double plays.

The Bears have an ERA of 4.06 so far this year (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 417 hitters. Doosan has surrendered 529 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 243 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.79 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. Bears pitchers have allowed 47 home runs in addition to 280 runs (2nd in the league).

Kiwoom has compiled 42 home runs for the year to go along with 250 runs batted in. They have put up 97 two-baggers, while taking a walk 225 times and putting up 270 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied an OBP of .326 and a batting average of .245 on the season. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .362 and they score 4.35 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 453 instances (5th in the league) and have earned 522 hits.

Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Puig has drawn a free base 482 times while fanning on 951 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .360 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .844. In the 4,414 official at-bats in his pro career, Puig has accrued an average at the plate of .282 in addition to having 1,245 hits. He has scored 709 runs in addition to having earned 644 RBIs. He has hit a home run 194 times, as well as 2,135 bases in total and a .484 slugging %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 53 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Heroes have 673 assists, 49 errors and have notched a total of 1,688 putouts for the year. Of their 50 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 31 times and been caught 19 times (38.0% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 250 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.44 (215 earned runs given up). They have yielded 35 homers and they allow 4.00 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.250 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.23 (458 strikeouts against 205 free passes). They come in at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 498.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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