Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (16-29, 10th in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (23-22, 4th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

The Bears have hit 63 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 32 balls out of the stadium. Doosan has a slugging % of .361 and have struck out 313 times, while getting the free base on 157 occasions. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in baseball. They have accumulated 168 RBI's and 384 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is .248. They have tallied 184 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .326.

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Suk Hwan Yang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Yang has hit 108 balls out of the park while knocking in 438 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 2,921 times and has delivered a hit 701 times. Yang has compiled an average at the plate of .263 for his career in baseball, with 327 scored runs and an OPS of .754. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .439 and he has racked up 1,170 bases. He has fanned 599 times and has walked on 181 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .315 on-base %.

The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 1,227 putouts this season, in addition to 400 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .975 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have earned 27 double plays. The Bears have swiped 15 bases and have been thrown out 17 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 53.1%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Bears pitchers have conceded 29 long balls and also 214 runs (3rd in baseball). Doosan has surrendered 391 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 186 earned runs. The Bears are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.09 for the year (8th in the league), and they have rung up 335 hitters.

The KT Wiz have tallied an OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .255 on the season. They have struck out on 375 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have notched a total of 420 hits. KT has knocked in 26 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 184 RBIs. The Wiz have a team SLG% of .349 and they are earning 4.21 runs per game (5th in KBO). They have hit 74 two-baggers, while getting a free base 166 times as well as scoring 198 runs.

Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kang has drawn a free base 326 times while fanning on 469 chances. He has recorded 401 runs and also has 392 RBIs. His on-base rate is .395 and he holds a career OPS of .893. He has hit a home run 92 times, in addition to having 1,189 total bases and also a .498 slugging percentage. For the 2,388 official at-bats in his professional career, Kang has a batting average of .313 and has racked up 747 hits.

Out of their 43 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 40 times and been caught 3 times (7.0% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 432 assists, 34 errors and have accumulated 1,254 putouts during this campaign.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.471 with a FIP of 5.06 as a squad this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 (317 strikeouts against 141 walks). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 474. They have surrendered 34 long balls and they relinquish 5.06 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The KT pitching staff have given up 235 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.67 (217 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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