Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/28/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (37-48, 7th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (38-48, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are recording 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have accounted for 362 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316. The Giants have earned 144 doubles as a unit and have smacked 64 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 342 runs batted in and 784 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .258. Lotte has a slugging rate of .374 and have struck out 605 times, while being walked on 241 occasions.

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Dae-ho Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Lee has slapped 477 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,776 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .507 and he has a total of 4,734 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 10,639 times and has delivered a base hit 2,839 times. He has struck out 1,454 times and has gotten a free base on 982 occasions, contributing to a .380 on-base percentage. Lee has recorded a batting average of .304 for his time in baseball, with 1,230 runs scored and an OPS of .887.

The Lotte Giants have earned 2,384 putouts on the year, in addition to 895 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is at .978 which has them ranked 6th in KBO and they have turned 84 double plays. The Giants have stolen 60 bags and have been caught 23 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 27.7%.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.39 for the year (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 755 hitters. Giants pitchers have given up 47 long balls in addition to 429 total runs (3rd in baseball). Lotte has conceded 832 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 387 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.41 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44.

The Doosan Bears have recorded a team on-base percentage of .325 as well as a batting average of .253 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 578 instances (9th in the league) and have totaled 750 hits. Doosan has recorded 52 home runs this year as well as 377 RBIs. The Bears have a SLG% of .355 and they score 4.69 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have notched 128 doubles, while walking 295 times and scoring 408 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Kim has drawn a free base 528 times while being called out on strikes on 918 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .381 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .911. For the 3,701 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has a batting average of .291 in addition to 1,077 hits. He has a total of 655 runs and has 769 runs batted in. He has gone deep 216 times, with 1,962 bases in total and also a .530 slugging percentage.

Of their 78 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 58 times and been caught 20 times (25.6% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 847 assists, 72 errors and have notched a total of 2,338 putouts on the season.

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.423 and have a FIP of 4.78 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.72 (605 strikeouts against 351 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 758. They have conceded 68 home runs and they allow 4.78 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 414 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (359 earned runs given up).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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