Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 6/17/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (36-23, 2nd in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (29-27, 5th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, June 17, 2023.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in KBO. They have 235 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. The Bears have hit 77 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 42 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 214 runs batted in as well as 479 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .251. Doosan has a slugging % of .368 and have been rung up 380 times, while being walked on 196 occasions.

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Suk Hwan Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has accrued an average at the plate of .264 for his career, in addition to 335 runs scored and an OPS of .754. He has struck out 611 times and has taken a walk on 183 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .315 OBP. For his career, Yang has hit 109 baseballs out of the park while driving in 442 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .439 and he has a total of 1,187 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 2,963 times and came through with a base hit 713 times.

The Bears have swiped 19 bases and have been thrown out 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 48.6%. The Doosan Bears have amassed 1,515 putouts on the campaign, as well as 500 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which is 8th in Korean baseball and have a total of 40 double plays.

The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.12 for the year (7th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 404 hitters. Bears pitchers have conceded 34 home runs in addition to 262 runs (5th in baseball). Doosan has relinquished 489 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 231 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.37.

LG has hit 33 long balls this season in addition to 292 RBIs. They have recorded 100 doubles, while taking a walk 267 times and putting up 306 runs. The LG Twins have compiled a team OBP of .364 in addition to a batting average of .277 for the year. The Twins have a SLG% of .384 and they earn 5.02 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have been rung up on 373 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned 573 base hits.

Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Dean has earned a free base 26 times while going down on strikes on 82 attempts. He has scored 40 runs in addition to having 42 RBIs. His on-base % is .286 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .676. He has hit it out of the park 11 times, with 130 total bases and also a .390 slugging percentage. During the 333 at-bats in his baseball career, Dean has hit .228 in addition to having 76 hits.

The LG Twins have turned 52 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in the league). The Twins have 539 assists, 63 errors and have a tally of 1,655 putouts for the year. Out of their 56 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 45 times and been caught 11 times (19.6% caught stealing rate).

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.341 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.37 as a pitching staff on the year. They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 518. The LG pitching staff have yielded 268 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.61 (221 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.91 (422 strikeouts vs 221 walks). They have allowed 32 long balls and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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