Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/21/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, July 21, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (42-36, 3rd in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, July 21, 2023, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (36-39, 6th in KBO).

The Bears have accrued 113 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 56 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging % of .372 and have struck out 517 times, while getting the free base on 286 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have earned 304 RBI's and 688 hits this season, while their batting average sits at .257. They have earned a total of 333 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .336.

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Suk Hwan Yang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his career, Yang has hit 114 balls out of the park while knocking in 454 runs. His career slugging percentage is .439 and he has racked up 1,223 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 3,052 times and also came through with a base hit 732 times. He has struck out 629 times and has taken a walk on 189 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .315 on-base percentage. Yang has earned a batting average of .263 in his time in baseball, with 348 scored runs and an OPS of .754.

The Bears have swiped 26 bags and have been caught 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 48.0%. The Doosan Bears have earned 2,104 putouts this year, as well as 686 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which puts them in 8th in KBO and they have turned 58 double plays.

The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 3.89 on the campaign (6th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 568 hitters. Bears pitchers have conceded 46 home runs in addition to 342 total runs (7th in baseball). Doosan has yielded 686 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 303 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.13 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .260 this season. They have struck out on 545 instances (6th in the league) and are sitting with 674 base hits. Kia has compiled 53 home runs on the season in addition to 318 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .367 and they average 4.49 runs per contest (5th in KBO). The have tallied 105 two-baggers, while getting a free base 256 times as well as scoring 341 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. During the 5,728 at-bats in his professional career, Brito has hit .282 in addition to having 1,614 base hits. He has hit a home run 127 times, with 2,473 bases in total and also a .432 slugging percentage. Brito has drawn a walk 436 times while going down on strikes on 1,237 attempts. He has accumulated 856 runs and has 735 runs batted in. His OBP is .333 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .765.

Out of their 68 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 54 times and been caught 14 times (20.6% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 77 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 672 assists, 48 errors and have earned 2,015 putouts so far this year.

The Kia pitching staff have allowed 319 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.81 (284 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 39 long balls and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.436 with a FIP of 4.27 as a unit this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.66 (550 strikeouts vs 332 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 632.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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