Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/4/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (47-62, 8th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (47-65, 9th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, September 4, 2022.

The Lions have accrued 172 doubles as a team and have hit 75 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .369 and have been called out on strikes 839 times, while being walked on 357 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball. They have amassed 475 RBI's as well as 1,043 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .262. They have racked up 502 runs scored and have an OBP of .328.

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Jose Pirela is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Pirela has drilled 190 baseballs out of the park while driving in 979 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .434 and he has racked up 3,302 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 8,507 times and has come through with a base knock 2,171 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,221 times and earned a walk on 687 at-bats, contributing to a .350 OBP. Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .285 for his career in baseball, with 1,212 scored runs and an OPS of .784.

The Lions have stolen 38 bags and have been thrown out 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 42.4%. The Samsung Lions have amassed 3,063 putouts this year, in addition to 1,141 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which ranks 8th in the league and they have turned 92 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.47 for the season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 770 hitters. Lions pitchers have surrendered 100 home runs and also 583 total runs (2nd in baseball). Samsung has conceded 1,098 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 507 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.87 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48.

Doosan is sitting with 70 home runs for the year to go along with 462 RBIs. The have tallied 159 two-baggers, while walking 368 times as well as scoring 498 runs. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .249 this season. The Bears have a SLG% of .353 and they score 4.49 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have struck out on 750 occasions (8th in KBO) and have earned 935 base hits.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Kang has recorded a free base 54 times while going down on strikes on 246 attempts. He has accounted for 134 runs and has 120 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .280 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .642. He has hit it out of the park 20 times, with 335 total bases and also a .357 slugging percentage. During the 938 official at-bats in his pro career, Kang has accrued an average at the plate of .233 with 219 base knocks.

Out of their 100 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 75 times and been caught 25 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 98 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Bears have racked up 1,084 assists, 83 errors and have earned 2,979 putouts for the season.

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 531 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.20 (463 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 83 homers and they allow 4.81 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.448 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.81 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.77 (775 strikeouts vs 438 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,000.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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