Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/21/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (19-17, 4th in KBO) go to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, May 21, 2023, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (10-24, 10th in KBO).

Doosan has a slugging % of .370 and have been rung up 246 times, while getting the free base on 127 occasions. They have earned 142 RBI's and 312 base knocks this year, and their batting average is .250. The Bears have accounted for 52 doubles as a unit and have knocked 28 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 156 runs scored while having a team OBP of .328. As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in the league.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Ho has hit 48 balls out of the park while driving in 540 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 4,924 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,276 times. Ho has compiled an average at the plate of .294 for his career, with 668 runs scored and an OPS of .745. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .387 and he has totaled 1,681 bases. He has struck out 394 times and has taken a walk on 349 occasions, contributing to a .358 on-base percentage.

The Doosan Bears have a tally of 987 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 326 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .975 which is 7th in the league and they have turned 22 double plays. The Bears have stolen 10 bases and have been caught 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 56.5%.

The Bears have a team earned run average of 3.86 so far this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 272 hitters. Doosan has yielded 307 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 141 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.01 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Bears pitchers have surrendered 24 home runs in addition to 166 total runs (4th in baseball).

KT has recorded 21 home runs so far this year to go along with 151 RBIs. They have 61 doubles, while taking a walk 136 times and scoring 162 runs. The KT Wiz have compiled an on-base percentage of .333 as well as a batting average of .261 on the year. The Wiz hold a team slugging % of .360 and they are recording 4.50 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 291 instances (4th in KBO) and have accounted for 337 base knocks.

Min Hyuck Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim has drawn a free base 138 times while going down on strikes on 240 attempts. His on-base rate is .346 and he has earned a career OPS of .678. For the 1,504 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .279 in addition to 420 hits. He has accumulated 212 runs in addition to having 123 RBIs. He has gone yard 6 times, in addition to having 499 bases in total and also a .332 slugging %.

Out of their 37 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 34 times and been caught 3 times (8.1% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 31 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (4th in the league). The Wiz have accrued 341 assists, 27 errors and have a tally of 966 putouts this year.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.556 and have a FIP of 5.56 as a staff this season. They come in at 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 385. The KT pitching staff have conceded 199 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.11 (183 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.09 (242 strikeouts against 116 walks). They have conceded 27 long balls and they relinquish 5.56 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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