Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/30/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, September 30, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (60-73, 8th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (56-76, 9th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, September 30, 2022.

The Bears have hit 196 doubles as a squad and have hit 91 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .363 and have struck out 926 times, while drawing a walk on 427 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 4.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have 559 RBI's as well as 1,159 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .255. They have a total of 603 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .325.

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Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Kang has hit 21 balls out of the park while driving in 130 runs. His career slugging percentage is .368 and he has totaled 378 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 1,131 times and has come through with a base hit 248 times. He has struck out 267 times and has gotten a free base on 59 occasions, which has contributed to a .287 on-base percentage. Kang is sitting with a batting avereage of .241 in his time in baseball, in addition to 145 scored runs and an OPS of .669.

The Bears have swiped 93 bases and have been caught 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 25.6%. The Doosan Bears have accumulated 3,578 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,297 assists and 105 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which is 6th in Korean baseball and they have twisted 120 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.48. Bears pitchers have given up 110 home runs in addition to 668 runs (3rd in the league). Doosan has conceded 1,243 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 585 earned runs. The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 4.42 so far this year (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 923 hitters.

The Lions hold a team SLG% of .383 and they average 4.55 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have 219 doubles, while getting a free base 425 times and scoring 614 runs. Samsung has accumulated 94 home runs this year and 581 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 976 occasions (5th in baseball) and have recorded 1,266 hits. The Samsung Lions hold a team OBP of .334 and a team batting average of .269 so far this year.

Jose Pirela is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Over the course of the 7,697 at-bats in his career, Pirela has earned a batting average of .286 and has racked up 2,198 hits. He has hit a home run 193 times, with 3,345 total bases and also a .435 slugging percentage. Pirela has tallied a free base 696 times while being called out on strikes on 1,234 plate appearances. He has accrued 1,224 runs and also has 994 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .350 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .785.

The Samsung Lions have turned 112 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 1,354 assists, 111 errors and have earned a total of 3,627 putouts this year. Out of their 80 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 47 times and been caught 33 times (41.3% caught stealing rate).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.452 in addition to having a FIP of 4.96 as a team so far this season. They are sitting at 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,286. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 666 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.35 (584 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 (911 strikeouts vs 470 walks). They have surrendered 120 homers and they concede 4.96 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung and under the total runs

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