Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Addison Russell and the Kiwoom Heroes (16-21, 8th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (18-16, 5th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have racked up 144 runs and have an on-base percentage of .327. The Bears have accumulated 45 doubles as a squad and have smacked 26 balls out of the stadium. They have 130 RBI's in addition to 290 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .248. Doosan has a slugging % of .363 and have been called out on strikes 232 times, while being walked on 121 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Ho has hit 48 baseballs out of the park while driving in 538 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .387 and he has totaled 1,679 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 4,915 times and has delivered with a hit 1,275 times. He has been struck out 394 times and has walked on 349 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .359 OBP. Ho has earned a batting average of .294 for his baseball career, in addition to 668 runs scored and an OPS of .746.

The Doosan Bears have earned 936 putouts this season, in addition to 310 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .974 which is 7th in the league and have a total of 21 double plays. The Bears have swiped 10 bases and have been gunned down 13 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 56.5%.

The Bears have a team ERA of 3.69 over the course of the season (5th in baseball), and they have struck out 262 batters. Bears pitchers have conceded 23 home runs in addition to 153 total runs (4th in KBO). Doosan has allowed 284 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 128 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .346 and they are scoring 4.03 runs per game (9th in baseball). The have tallied 57 two-baggers, while getting a free base 127 times and scoring 149 runs. Kiwoom has hit 17 home runs for the season in addition to 142 runs batted in. They have struck out on 285 instances (3rd in the league) and have 323 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a team on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .249 on the season.

Addison Russell is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Russell has drawn a free base 453 times while going down on strikes on 1,011 chances. His on-base % is .345 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .792. Over the course of the 4,305 official at-bats in his professional career, Russell has accumulated a batting average of .270 and has racked up 1,162 base hits. He has accrued 661 runs in addition to having 659 runs batted in. He has gone yard 151 times, in addition to having 1,924 bases in total and also a .447 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 35 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 379 assists, 31 errors and are sitting with 992 putouts on the campaign. In their 42 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 28 times and been caught 14 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.305 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a squad so far this season. They rank 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 329. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 145 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.46 (127 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 (260 strikeouts vs 102 bases on balls). They have conceded 16 long balls and they yield 3.95 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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