Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/1/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Sei Hyok Park and the Doosan Bears (57-77, 9th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, October 1, 2022, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (61-74, 8th in KBO).

The Bears have tallied 199 doubles as a squad and have hit 94 balls out of the stadium. Doosan has a slugging % of .364 and have been called out on strikes 942 times, while getting the free base on 431 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have tallied 565 runs batted in in addition to 1,176 hits on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .255. They have a total of 609 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .325.

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Sei Hyok Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For his professional baseball career, Park has hit 24 balls out of the park while driving in 259 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 2,262 times and has come through with a base hit 506 times. Park has compiled an average at the plate of .259 for his career, with 272 runs scored and an OPS of .690. His slugging percentage sits at .356 in addition to earning 695 bases. He has gone down on strikes 373 times and has gotten a free base on 189 occasions, contributing to a .334 on-base %.

The Bears have swiped 93 bases and have been gunned down 32 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 25.6%. The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 3,629 putouts this season, as well as 1,317 assists and 108 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which is 6th in KBO and have accumulated 120 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.48. Bears pitchers have conceded 111 home runs in addition to 681 total runs (3rd in baseball). Doosan has given up 1,261 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 598 earned runs. The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.45 this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 939 batters.

The Lions hold a team SLG% of .384 and they score 4.53 runs per game (5th in the league). They have hit 222 doubles, while taking a walk 426 times and scoring 620 runs. Samsung has recorded 98 home runs so far this season to go along with 586 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 986 instances (5th in the league) and have accounted for 1,281 hits. The Samsung Lions have accounted for a team OBP of .332 and a batting average of .268 so far this season.

Min-ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. During the 6,754 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has hit .275 in addition to having 1,857 hits. He has hit a home run 303 times, as well as 3,122 total bases and a .462 slugging percentage. Kang has drawn a walk 717 times while fanning on 1,405 occasions. He has tallied 859 runs in addition to having earned 1,084 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .354 and he has a career OPS of .816.

The Samsung Lions have turned 116 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in KBO). The Lions have recorded 1,380 assists, 112 errors and have earned 3,678 putouts so far this season. In their 82 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 49 times and been caught 33 times (40.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.446 in addition to having a FIP of 4.92 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.95 (918 strikeouts against 470 walks). They rank 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,303. They have surrendered 121 homers and they give up 4.92 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 670 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.32 (588 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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