Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (7-4, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (6-4, 4th in KBO) on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

Doosan has a slugging % of .355 and have been rung up 64 times, while being walked on 39 occasions. They have 39 runs batted in and 83 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .252. The Bears have earned 13 doubles as a team and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 43 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .340. As a team, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Ho has hit 46 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 529 runs. His slugging percentage is .386 in addition to having tallied 1,640 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,824 times and has notched a base hit 1,249 times. He has struck out 391 times and has taken a walk on 343 at-bats, contributing to a .358 OBP. Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .294 for his time in baseball, in addition to 656 runs scored and an OPS of .744.

The Doosan Bears have accumulated 274 putouts for the season, in addition to 90 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which has them ranked 6th in KBO and have accumulated 6 double plays. The Bears have swiped 5 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 44.4%.

The Bears have an earned run average of 4.25 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 79 hitters. Bears pitchers have yielded 5 long balls in addition to 46 runs in total (5th in baseball). Doosan has conceded 94 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 43 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.76 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53.

LG has tallied 4 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 63 RBIs. They have hit 21 two-baggers, while getting a free base 56 times as well as putting up 65 runs. The LG Twins have accumulated an on-base percentage of .392 as well as a batting average of .301 for the year. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .399 and they are recording 5.91 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have struck out on 55 occasions (8th in the league) and have accounted for 113 hits.

Hae Min Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Park has drawn a free base 459 times while being called out on strikes on 768 plate appearances. He has accounted for 805 runs and racked up 470 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .352 and he has a career OPS of .737. He has gone deep 46 times, in addition to having 1,770 bases in total and also a .385 slugging percentage. For the 4,599 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has hit .286 and has racked up 1,317 base knocks.

In their 9 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 7 times and been caught 2 times (22.2% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 7 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .969 (7th in KBO). The Twins have 108 assists, 13 errors and have accumulated 294 putouts over the course of the season.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.316 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.59 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.82 (69 strikeouts against 38 walks). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 91. They have given up 5 long balls and they give up 4.59 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The LG pitching staff have relinquished 50 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.40 (37 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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