Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Anthony Alford and the KT Wiz (10-23, 10th in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (19-16, 4th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Friday, May 19, 2023.

Doosan has a slugging rate of .371 and have been called out on strikes 238 times, while getting the free base on 126 occasions. They have earned 139 RBI's as well as 304 hits for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .251. The Bears have tallied 50 doubles as a team and have smacked 28 balls out of the park. They have racked up 153 runs scored and have an OBP of .330. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 7th in the league.

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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For his career, Yang has drilled 232 baseballs over the fence while driving in 964 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 6,007 times and came through with a base base knock 1,579 times. Yang has earned a batting average of .306 for his career in baseball, with 776 runs scored and an OPS of .891. His slugging percentage is .502 in addition to having tallied 2,587 bases. He has struck out 663 times and has walked on 584 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .389 OBP.

The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 963 putouts this season, in addition to 319 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .974 which ranks 7th in KBO and have accumulated 22 double plays. The Bears have swiped 10 bases and have been caught 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 56.5%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.02 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Bears pitchers have given up 23 home runs and also 159 runs (4th in KBO). Doosan has surrendered 293 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 134 earned runs. The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 3.76 this year (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 267 hitters.

The KT Wiz are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .262 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 287 occasions (4th in KBO) and have recorded 329 hits. KT is sitting with 20 home runs so far this year and 146 RBIs. The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .360 and they tally 4.49 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have hit 60 doubles, while walking 130 times and earning 157 runs.

Anthony Alford is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Alford has earned a walk 373 times while being called out on strikes on 934 chances. His on-base % is .356 and he also has a career OPS of .779. Over the course of the 2,986 at-bats in his professional career, Alford is sitting with a batting avereage of .267 in addition to having 796 hits. He has a total of 513 runs and also has 355 RBIs. He has hit a home run 87 times, with 1,263 total bases and a .423 slugging percentage.

Of their 36 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 33 times and been caught 3 times (8.3% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have twisted 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (4th in KBO). The Wiz have 333 assists, 27 errors and are sitting with 942 putouts for the year.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.541 and have a FIP of 5.45 as a staff so far this year. They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 371. The KT pitching staff have allowed 190 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.99 (174 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.12 (239 strikeouts vs 113 walks). They have allowed 27 long balls and they surrender 5.45 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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