Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/15/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Ji Hwan Oh and the LG Twins (7-3, 2nd in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (6-3, 4th in KBO) on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

The Bears have accrued 12 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. Doosan is slugging .365 and have struck out 56 times, while taking a walk on 38 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 5th in the league. They have recorded 37 RBI's and 75 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .253. They have accumulated 41 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his career, Kim has drilled 226 balls out of the park while knocking in 800 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 4,511 times and has come through with a hit 1,128 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .291 for his career in baseball, with 683 runs scored and an OPS of .909. His career slugging percentage is .529 and he has accumulated 2,053 bases. He has fanned 979 times and has been walked on 551 occasions, contributing to a .380 OBP.

The Bears have stolen 3 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 57.1%. The Doosan Bears have accounted for 247 putouts thus far, in addition to 81 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .973 which ranks 6th in the league and have accumulated 5 double plays.

The Bears have a team ERA of 3.73 on the campaign (5th in the league), and they have struck out 71 batters. Doosan has surrendered 82 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 34 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Bears pitchers have given up 5 home runs and 37 runs in total (6th in baseball).

The LG Twins have earned a team OBP of .392 and a team batting average of .300 on the year. They have been rung up on 49 instances (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 103 base hits. LG has accumulated 2 home runs this year as well as 57 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .382 and they average 5.80 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have 18 doubles, while getting a free base 50 times and putting up 58 runs.

Ji Hwan Oh is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Over the course of the 5,552 official at-bats in his career, Oh has recorded a batting average of .265 with 1,472 base hits. He has gone deep 146 times, as well as 2,301 bases in total and also a .414 slugging percentage. Oh has earned a free base 672 times while fanning on 1,426 plate appearances. He has tallied 884 runs in addition to having 750 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .350 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .764.

In their 8 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 6 times and been caught 2 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .969 (8th in KBO). The Twins have accrued 99 assists, 12 errors and are sitting with 270 putouts this year.

The LG pitching staff have surrendered 42 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.30 (33 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 5 homers and they relinquish 4.20 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.233 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.20 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 (60 strikeouts against 31 free passes). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 80.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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