Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Sun Bin Kim and the Kia Tigers (1-1, 5th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (3-2, 2nd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, April 9, 2023.

The Bears have tallied 5 doubles as a squad and have smacked 4 balls out of the stadium. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .341 and have been called out on strikes 30 times, while being walked on 22 occasions. As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which is 6th in the league. They have tallied 20 RBI's as well as 39 hits for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .238. They have 22 runs and have an OBP of .340.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. For his professional baseball career, Ho has hit 46 baseballs over the fence while driving in 527 runs. For his career, he came to the plate 4,803 times and has delivered a base knock 1,245 times. Ho has an average at the plate of .294 for his career, with 654 runs scored and an OPS of .744. His slugging percentage is .386 and he has totaled 1,636 bases. He has fanned 391 times and has taken a walk on 339 occasions, contributing to a .358 on-base percentage.

The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 141 putouts so far this season, as well as 43 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which is 3rd in the league and have accumulated 3 double plays. The Bears have swiped 0 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 100.0%.

The Bears have an earned run average of 4.21 this year (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 39 batters. Bears pitchers have given up 2 home runs in addition to 23 total runs (2nd in KBO). Doosan has given up 46 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 22 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.63 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The Kia Tigers have an on-base percentage of .392 in addition to a team batting average of .288 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 12 occasions (10th in the league) and have totaled 19 base knocks. Kia is sitting with 1 HRs on the year as well as 9 runs batted in. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .364 and they tally 5.00 runs per game (4th in baseball). They hit 2 doubles, while walking 12 times and recording 10 runs.

Sun Bin Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has recorded a free base 516 times while going down on strikes on 463 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .374 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .751. For the 4,552 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .302 with 1,373 hits. He has accounted for 650 runs and also has 516 RBIs. He has gone yard 32 times, in addition to having 1,716 bases in total and a .377 slugging percentage.

Of their 2 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 2 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 2 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .957 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 15 assists, 3 errors and are sitting with 51 putouts this season.

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 9 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (7 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 3 home runs and they surrender 4.76 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.529 and have a FIP of 4.76 as a team on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 0.85 (11 strikeouts vs 13 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 13.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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