Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/21/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (63-39, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (45-56, 8th in KBO) on Sunday, August 21, 2022.

Doosan owns a slugging percentage of .356 and have struck out 690 times, while taking a walk on 343 occasions. They have earned 448 RBI's in addition to 876 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .251. The Bears have accrued 152 doubles as a unit and have knocked 64 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 482 runs and have an on-base percentage of .324. As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.7 runs/g, which ranks them 4th in the league.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Kim has recorded a batting average of .291 for his baseball career, in addition to 657 scored runs and an OPS of .909. He has been struck out 925 times and earned a walk on 531 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .380 on-base %. For his career, Kim has slapped 216 baseballs over the fence while driving in 771 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .529 and he has totaled 1,968 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 4,325 times and has come through with a base hit 1,081 times.

The Bears have stolen 69 bases and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.2%. The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 2,769 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,025 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which ranks 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 95 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.72 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Bears pitchers have conceded 79 long balls and 498 total runs (4th in the league). Doosan has conceded 930 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 434 earned runs. The Bears hold a team earned run average of 4.23 for the year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 712 hitters.

The Twins have a SLG% of .416 and they are scoring 5.32 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have recorded 159 two-baggers, while taking a walk 356 times as well as putting up 548 runs. LG has recorded 98 long balls on the season as well as 517 runs batted in. They have struck out on 647 instances (10th in baseball) and have earned 981 base hits. The LG Twins have earned an OBP of .350 as well as a team batting average of .275 on the year.

Hae Min Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Park has earned a walk 450 times while fanning on 734 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .355 and he has a career OPS of .741. Over the course of the 4,398 at-bats in his career, Park has hit .287 in addition to having 1,264 base hits. He has compiled 779 runs and notched 449 runs batted in. He has gone yard 44 times, as well as 1,698 total bases and a .386 slugging percentage.

Of their 99 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 82 times and been caught 17 times (17.2% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have twisted 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Twins have 984 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 2,763 putouts so far this season.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a squad this year. They sit at 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 871. The LG pitching staff have relinquished 420 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.73 (382 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.24 (721 strikeouts vs 322 free passes). They have conceded 75 home runs and they surrender 4.10 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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