Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (2-2, 4th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, April 8, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (1-1, 5th in KBO).

As a team, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.0 runs/g, which has them sitting at 8th in KBO. They have tallied 16 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .344. The Bears have earned 5 doubles as a team and have hit 3 balls out of the park. They have compiled 15 runs batted in and 31 hits so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .237. Doosan has a slugging rate of .344 and have struck out 21 times, while taking a walk on 19 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .294 for his time in baseball, with 653 runs scored and an OPS of .744. He has fanned 391 times and has been walked on 338 occasions, contributing to a .358 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Ho has drilled 46 baseballs over the fence while driving in 527 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .386 in addition to racking up 1,634 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 4,795 times and has delivered a base knock 1,243 times.

The Doosan Bears have accounted for 114 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 34 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which has them sitting 4th in KBO and they have turned 2 double plays. The Bears have stolen 0 bases and have been thrown out 2 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 100.0%.

The Bears hold a team ERA of 4.74 for the season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 28 batters. Bears pitchers have given up 2 long balls and also 21 total runs (2nd in baseball). Doosan has given up 35 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 20 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.33 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Kia Tigers have compiled an OBP of .392 as well as a team batting average of .288 this year. They have struck out on 12 occasions (10th in KBO) and have a total of 19 base hits. Kia has knocked in 1 home run on the campaign to go along with 9 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .364 and they are recording 5.00 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have recorded 2 doubles, while taking a walk 12 times and scoring 10 runs.

Sun Bin Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has recorded a free base 516 times while fanning on 463 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .374 and he has a lifetime OPS of .751. For the 4,552 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has hit .302 with 1,373 base hits. He has accounted for 650 runs and also has 516 runs batted in. He has gone yard 32 times, as well as 1,716 bases in total and also a .377 slugging percentage.

In their 2 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 2 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 2 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .957 (9th in KBO). The Tigers have 15 assists, 3 errors and have accumulated 51 putouts during this campaign.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.529 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.76 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 0.85 (11 strikeouts against 13 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 13. They have conceded 3 long balls and they surrender 4.76 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have allowed 9 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (7 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan

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