Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/31/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (54-53, 6th in KBO) are headed to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, August 31, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (65-41, 1st in KBO).

Doosan has a slugging percentage of .373 and have struck out 737 times, while being walked on 382 occasions. They have amassed 428 runs batted in and 934 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .256. The Bears have accumulated 161 doubles as a squad and have smacked 73 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 470 runs while holding a team OBP of .333. As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which is 8th in the league.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Ho has hit 51 balls out of the park while driving in 567 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .386 in addition to having tallied 1,760 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 5,161 times and has reached base with a hit 1,333 times. He has gone down on strikes 409 times and earned a walk on 366 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .356 on-base percentage. Ho has accrued an average at the plate of .292 for his time in baseball, in addition to 690 runs scored and an OPS of .743.

The Bears have swiped 44 bases and have been thrown out 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 42.1%. The Doosan Bears have earned 2,893 putouts for the season, as well as 957 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which ranks 8th in the league and have accumulated 81 double plays.

The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 4.11 on the season (5th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 777 batters. Bears pitchers have given up 69 home runs and 493 runs in total (5th in baseball). Doosan has conceded 949 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 440 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37.

The LG Twins are sitting with a team OBP of .366 as well as a team batting average of .282 on the year. They have struck out on 621 occasions (10th in KBO) and have tallied 1,048 hits. LG has knocked in 68 home runs on the season as well as 551 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .397 and they average 5.46 runs per outing (1st in KBO). They have hit 180 doubles, while getting a free base 457 times as well as notching 590 runs.

Hae Min Park is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Park has drawn a walk 494 times while fanning on 814 plate appearances. He has scored 866 runs and racked up 503 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .354 and he holds a career OPS of .737. He has hit a home run 48 times, as well as 1,889 total bases and a .383 slugging percentage. In the 4,930 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has earned a batting average of .287 with 1,416 base hits.

The LG Twins have twisted 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .976 (10th in KBO). The Twins have 1,001 assists, 98 errors and have earned a total of 2,934 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 108 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 85 times and been caught 23 times (21.3% caught stealing rate).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.342 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a unit over the course of the season. They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 946. The LG pitching staff have conceded 465 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.70 (402 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (758 strikeouts against 366 free passes). They have conceded 56 long balls and they concede 4.28 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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