Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/31/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Dae In Hwang and the Kia Tigers (27-22, 4th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (24-23, 5th in KBO).

The Tigers have accumulated 96 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 39 balls out of the stadium. Kia is slugging .407 and have struck out 341 times, while drawing a walk on 194 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have earned 234 runs batted in in addition to 455 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .271. They are sitting with 254 runs and hold an OBP of .355.

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Dae In Hwang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Hwang has hit 27 baseballs out of the park while driving in 111 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .433 and he has a total of 280 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped into the batters box 715 times and has come through with a base hit 169 times. He has been struck out 156 times and has walked on 48 at-bats, contributing to a .318 on-base percentage. Hwang has accrued an average at the plate of .261 for his baseball career, with 61 runs scored and an OPS of .751.

The Kia Tigers have amassed 1,296 putouts so far this season, in addition to 459 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which puts them in 5th in KBO and have a total of 29 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 22 bases and have been gunned down 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 38.9%.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.77 so far this season (7th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 362 batters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 37 home runs and also 218 runs in total (3rd in KBO). Kia has conceded 423 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 181 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31.

The Bears have a slugging percentage of .336 and they are scoring 4.42 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They hit 75 doubles, while taking a walk 171 times as well as racking up 212 runs. Doosan has compiled 20 home runs for the season and 191 runs batted in. They have struck out on 317 occasions (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 407 base knocks. The Doosan Bears have earned an OBP of .326 as well as a team batting average of .250 for the season.

Jose Miguel Fernandez is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Over the course of the 5,036 at-bats in his pro career, Fernandez has an average at the plate of .321 with 1,616 hits. He has gone yard 126 times, as well as 2,258 total bases and a .448 slugging percentage. Fernandez has tallied a free base 545 times while striking out on 361 chances. He has scored 749 runs in addition to having 769 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .394 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .842.

Out of their 39 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 28 times and been caught 11 times (28.2% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have twisted 56 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 469 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 1,304 putouts during this campaign.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.366 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a staff this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 (339 strikeouts against 190 walks). They come in at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 403. They have yielded 34 home runs and they give up 4.18 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 202 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.57 (172 earned runs given up).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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