Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/1/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Dong Hui Han and the Lotte Giants (52-61, 6th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, September 1, 2022, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (47-62, 8th in KBO).

Lotte is slugging .378 and have struck out 805 times, while being walked on 341 occasions. They have accrued 451 RBI's and 1,041 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is at .260. The Giants have accounted for 188 doubles as a squad and have hit 85 balls out of the park. They have racked up 480 runs scored and hold an OBP of .323. As a team, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which is 9th in the league.

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Dong Hui Han is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Han has accumulated a batting average of .268 for his time in baseball, in addition to 188 runs scored and an OPS of .761. He has fanned 352 times and has taken a walk on 176 occasions, contributing to a .343 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Han has hit 52 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 222 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .418 and he has accumulated 690 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 1,863 times and has notched a base hit 442 times.

The Lotte Giants have a tally of 3,135 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,155 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them ranked 6th in the league and have accumulated 105 double plays. The Giants have stolen 76 bases and have been thrown out 32 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.6%.

The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.42 for the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 971 hitters. Lotte has surrendered 1,106 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 513 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.45. Giants pitchers have relinquished 65 home runs and 573 runs (3rd in the league).

The Doosan Bears have accounted for an OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .249 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 750 instances (8th in the league) and have earned a total of 935 base hits. Doosan is sitting with 70 home runs on the season to go along with 462 RBIs. The Bears hold a slugging % of .353 and they are recording 4.49 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have notched 159 doubles, while walking 368 times as well as notching 498 runs.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kang has recorded a free base 54 times while fanning on 246 tries. He has accrued 134 runs and racked up 120 RBIs. His on-base % is .280 and he holds a career OPS of .642. He has gone yard 20 times, as well as 335 total bases and also a .357 slugging %. For the 938 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has compiled an average at the plate of .233 with 219 base hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 98 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (4th in the league). The Bears have accrued 1,084 assists, 83 errors and have earned a total of 2,979 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 100 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 75 times and been caught 25 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Doosan pitching staff have yielded 531 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.20 (463 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 83 HR's and they yield 4.81 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.448 and have a FIP of 4.81 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.77 (775 strikeouts vs 438 walks). They come in at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,000.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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