Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (23-22, 4th in KBO) go to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Friday, June 2, 2023, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (16-29, 10th in KBO).

The Bears have tallied 63 doubles as a team and have knocked 32 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging rate of .361 and have been called out on strikes 313 times, while drawing a walk on 157 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which is 8th in baseball. They have 168 runs batted in and 384 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is at .248. They have accounted for 184 runs and have an OBP of .326.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Ho has drilled 48 balls out of the park while knocking in 541 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .386 and he has racked up 1,688 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 4,954 times and has come through with a base hit 1,283 times. He has gone down on strikes 396 times and has been walked on 352 at-bats, contributing to a .358 on-base percentage. Ho has hit .294 for his time in baseball, with 670 scored runs and an OPS of .744.

The Bears have swiped 15 bases and have been gunned down 17 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 53.1%. The Doosan Bears are sitting with 1,227 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 400 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which puts them in 8th in the league and have accumulated 27 double plays.

The Bears have a team ERA of 4.09 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 335 hitters. Bears pitchers have conceded 29 home runs in addition to 214 total runs (3rd in the league). Doosan has relinquished 391 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 186 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.04 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.36.

The KT Wiz hold an on-base percentage of .325 and a team batting average of .255 so far this year. They have struck out on 375 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 420 base hits. KT has compiled 26 home runs on the year as well as 184 runs batted in. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .349 and they score 4.21 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have hit 74 doubles, while walking 166 times and racking up 198 runs.

Sang-soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Over the course of the 5,242 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .272 in addition to having 1,424 base knocks. He has gone yard 55 times, with 1,890 total bases and also a .361 slugging %. Kim has recorded a walk 502 times while fanning on 783 tries. He has amassed 772 runs and also has 566 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .343 and he holds a career OPS of .704.

The KT Wiz have turned 40 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have racked up 432 assists, 34 errors and have earned a total of 1,254 putouts so far this year. In their 43 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 40 times and been caught 3 times (7.0% caught stealing rate).

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.471 with a FIP of 5.06 as a unit for the season. They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 474. The KT pitching staff have allowed 235 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.67 (217 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.25 (317 strikeouts against 141 bases on balls). They have surrendered 34 dingers and they relinquish 5.06 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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