Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/14/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPOTV
Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (6-3, 4th in KBO) are headed to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, April 14, 2023, where they'll meet the LG Twins (7-3, 2nd in KBO).
The Bears have accounted for 12 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 7 balls out of the stadium. Doosan has a slugging rate of .365 and have been rung up 56 times, while drawing a walk on 38 occasions. As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in KBO. They have 37 RBI's in addition to 75 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .253. They have earned 41 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349.
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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has earned a batting average of .307 in his time in baseball, in addition to 767 runs scored and an OPS of .893. He has fanned 648 times and has walked on 576 occasions, which contributes in part to a .390 on-base %. For his career, Yang has slapped 228 baseballs over the fence while driving in 949 runs. His slugging percentage is .503 in addition to having tallied 2,545 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 5,904 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,555 times.
The Bears have stolen 3 bags and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 57.1%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 247 putouts this season, as well as 81 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .973 which puts them in 6th in the league and have earned 5 double plays.
The Bears have a team earned run average of 3.73 on the year (5th in baseball), and they have rung up 71 batters. Doosan has allowed 82 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 34 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45. Bears pitchers have allowed 5 home runs and also 37 runs in total (6th in the league).
The LG Twins have tallied a team OBP of .392 and a batting average of .300 for the year. They have been rung up on 49 occasions (8th in the league) and have recorded 103 base knocks. LG has recorded 2 home runs for the season in addition to 57 RBIs. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .382 and they are earning 5.80 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have 18 doubles, while getting a free base 50 times and putting up 58 runs.
Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Kim has drawn a walk 58 times while going down on strikes on 97 chances. His OBP sits at .351 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .719. In the 517 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .273 with 141 hits. He has amassed 56 runs in addition to having earned 36 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 7 times, as well as 190 bases in total and a .368 slugging percentage.
Of their 8 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 6 times and been caught 2 times (25.0% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have twisted 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .969 (8th in KBO). The Twins have recorded 99 assists, 12 errors and have earned 270 putouts for the season.
The LG pitching staff have relinquished 42 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.30 (33 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 5 dingers and they concede 4.20 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.233 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.94 (60 strikeouts vs 31 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 80.
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan
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