Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/25/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (31-35, 6th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (36-31, 4th in KBO) on Saturday, June 25, 2022.

Kia has a slugging % of .409 and have been called out on strikes 466 times, while getting the free base on 264 occasions. They have accumulated 329 runs batted in and 630 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .269. The Tigers have tallied 131 doubles as a team and have knocked 59 balls out of the stadium. They have 350 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in KBO.

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Sun Bin Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For his career, Kim has slapped 30 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 476 runs. His career slugging percentage is .379 and he has totaled 1,627 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 4,961 times and came through with a base base hit 1,300 times. He has been struck out 440 times and earned a walk on 487 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .375 OBP. Kim has recorded a batting average of .303 for his career, with 629 runs scored and an OPS of .755.

The Kia Tigers have earned 1,812 putouts this year, as well as 656 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and have earned 45 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 29 bases and have been thrown out 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 43.1%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.13 on the year (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 490 hitters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 55 home runs in addition to 320 total runs (2nd in the league). Kia has given up 608 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 277 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.36.

Doosan has knocked in 37 home runs this season as well as 296 runs batted in. They have 106 doubles, while walking 241 times and scoring 322 runs. The Doosan Bears hold an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .255 so far this year. The Bears hold a team slugging % of .355 and they tally 4.81 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have been rung up on 431 occasions (9th in KBO) and have totaled 583 hits.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kang has drawn a walk 45 times while going down on strikes on 223 occasions. He has compiled 125 runs and has 109 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .279 and he has a career OPS of .644. He has hit it out of the park 17 times, with 304 bases in total and also a .358 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 848 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has a batting average of .237 with 201 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 70 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (9th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 647 assists, 64 errors and have 1,804 putouts for the season. Out of their 60 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 46 times and been caught 14 times (23.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.402 and have a FIP of 4.61 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.82 (472 strikeouts against 260 walks). They rank 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 583. They have yielded 53 long balls and they relinquish 4.61 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 308 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (267 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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