Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, June 30, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (33-34, 5th in KBO) head to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, June 30, 2023, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (34-33, 4th in KBO).

The Bears have recorded 96 two-baggers as a team and have hit 48 balls out of the park. Doosan is slugging .369 and have struck out 442 times, while being walked on 233 occasions. As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in KBO. They have amassed 254 runs batted in and 582 hits this year, while their team batting average is .254. They have accounted for 281 runs while holding a team OBP of .331.

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Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has accrued an average at the plate of .308 for his time in baseball, in addition to 790 scored runs and an OPS of .894. He has struck out 674 times and has gotten a free base on 605 occasions, contributing to a .391 on-base %. In his career, Yang has hit 235 baseballs over the fence while driving in 979 runs. His career slugging percentage is .503 in addition to having tallied 2,638 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 6,127 times and also came through with a hit 1,615 times.

The Bears have stolen 23 bags and have been thrown out 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 47.7%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 1,803 putouts on the campaign, as well as 588 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and have a total of 51 double plays.

The Bears hold a team earned run average of 4.22 so far this season (7th in baseball), and they have rung up 479 batters. Doosan has allowed 606 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 282 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.96 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Bears pitchers have given up 43 home runs in addition to 321 total runs (3rd in baseball).

The Lotte Giants are sitting with an OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .255 for the year. They have struck out on 462 occasions (8th in the league) and are sitting with 576 hits. Lotte has hit 28 home runs this season to go along with 269 RBIs. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .345 and they earn 4.39 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have 95 doubles, while taking a walk 240 times and putting up 294 runs.

Kang Nam Yoo is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Yoo has earned a free base 221 times while striking out on 634 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .329 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .741. In the 3,166 at-bats in his career, Yoo has accumulated a batting average of .265 in addition to 839 base hits. He has recorded 361 runs and also has 471 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 106 times, in addition to having 1,303 total bases and also a .412 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have twisted 50 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in Korean baseball). The Giants have accrued 628 assists, 37 errors and have a total of 1,792 putouts this season. In their 67 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 46 times and been caught 21 times (31.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 308 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.33 (287 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 38 homers and they give up 4.64 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.497 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.64 as a unit this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 (503 strikeouts against 265 bases on balls). They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 629.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lotte and under the total runs

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