Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (33-34, 5th in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, July 1, 2023, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (34-33, 4th in KBO).

Doosan has a slugging % of .369 and have been called out on strikes 442 times, while taking a walk on 233 occasions. They have accumulated 254 runs batted in and 582 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .254. The Bears have accumulated 96 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They have 281 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. As a team, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.1 runs per game, which is 7th in baseball.

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Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has compiled an average at the plate of .263 in his time in baseball, with 340 scored runs and an OPS of .755. He has fanned 618 times and has gotten a free base on 186 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .315 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Yang has hit 112 balls over the fence while knocking in 448 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .440 and he has a total of 1,205 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 3,002 times and has reached base with a hit 721 times.

The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 1,803 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 588 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and have a total of 51 double plays. The Bears have stolen 23 bases and have been caught 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 47.7%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.96 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Bears pitchers have given up 43 home runs and 321 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Doosan has given up 606 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 282 earned runs. The Bears have an earned run average of 4.22 so far this year (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 479 batters.

The Lotte Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .328 and a team batting average of .255 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 462 instances (8th in KBO) and have 576 base hits. Lotte has 28 long balls on the year as well as 269 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .345 and they are earning 4.39 runs per game (5th in the league). They have hit 95 two-baggers, while taking a walk 240 times and putting up 294 runs.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Ahn has earned a walk 527 times while fanning on 822 occasions. He has a total of 803 runs and also has 813 RBIs. His on-base rate is .362 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .798. He has homered 134 times, with 2,394 bases in total and a .436 slugging percentage. In the 5,486 official at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has an average at the plate of .297 with 1,629 hits.

Out of their 67 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 46 times and been caught 21 times (31.3% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 50 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (1st in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 628 assists, 37 errors and are sitting with 1,792 putouts for the season.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.497 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.64 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.90 (503 strikeouts vs 265 walks). They rank 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 629. They have allowed 38 dingers and they concede 4.64 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 308 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.33 (287 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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