Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/17/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (17-16, 5th in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (16-20, 8th in KBO).

Doosan has a slugging rate of .359 and have struck out 223 times, while taking a walk on 119 occasions. They have accumulated 126 runs batted in as well as 279 base knocks this season, and their batting average is sitting at .246. The Bears have earned 44 doubles as a squad and have knocked 24 balls out of the park. They have tallied 140 runs and have an OBP of .326. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in the league.

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Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his pro baseball career, Yang has hit 107 balls out of the park while knocking in 428 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 2,871 times and got on base with a base hit 688 times. Yang has hit .263 for his baseball career, in addition to 324 scored runs and an OPS of .755. His slugging percentage is .440 in addition to having tallied 1,152 bases. He has been struck out 587 times and has gotten a free base on 180 occasions, contributing to a .315 on-base percentage.

The Bears have stolen 10 bags and have been thrown out 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 56.5%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 909 putouts on the year, in addition to 302 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them ranked 7th in the league and have 20 double plays.

The Bears have a team earned run average of 3.77 for the year (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 256 batters. Doosan has given up 278 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 127 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.32. Bears pitchers have allowed 23 home runs in addition to 152 runs in total (4th in the league).

The Heroes have a SLG% of .347 and they are earning 4.11 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have put up 54 doubles, while getting a free base 123 times and scoring 148 runs. Kiwoom has recorded 17 long balls this season to go along with 141 runs batted in. They have struck out on 279 instances (3rd in the league) and have tallied 317 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an OBP of .325 as well as a batting average of .250 so far this year.

Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 3,285 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has hit .337 in addition to having 1,108 hits. He has hit it out of the park 62 times, with 1,604 bases in total and also a .488 slugging percentage. Lee has earned a walk 352 times while striking out on 295 attempts. He has amassed 547 runs in addition to having 488 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .404 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .892.

The Kiwoom Heroes have twisted 35 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (6th in the league). The Heroes have 363 assists, 30 errors and have a tally of 965 putouts so far this season. Out of their 41 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 28 times and been caught 13 times (31.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.301 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 (251 strikeouts against 100 free passes). They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 318. They have given up 14 long balls and they allow 3.95 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 141 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.45 (123 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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