Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/31/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (22-21, 4th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (22-22, 5th in KBO).

The Bears have accumulated 61 doubles as a squad and have knocked 31 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging rate of .367 and have struck out 292 times, while taking a walk on 149 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which is 7th in the league. They have accounted for 166 runs batted in as well as 375 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .253. They have notched a total of 181 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329.

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Ui-ji Yang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. For his career, Yang has slapped 232 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 966 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .502 and he has racked up 2,596 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 6,028 times and came through with a base hit 1,587 times. He has struck out 667 times and has walked on 589 occasions, which has contributed to a .390 on-base %. Yang has hit .307 for his career in baseball, with 779 runs scored and an OPS of .892.

The Doosan Bears have earned 1,176 putouts this season, as well as 385 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .974 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and have accumulated 26 double plays. The Bears have swiped 13 bags and have been gunned down 16 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 55.2%.

The Bears have an earned run average of 4.11 on the season (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 324 batters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 28 home runs and also 207 runs in total (3rd in the league). Doosan has given up 377 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 179 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35.

NC has compiled 25 home runs for the season in addition to 178 runs batted in. They have notched 68 doubles, while taking a walk 158 times as well as scoring 193 runs. The NC Dinos have an OBP of .347 and a team batting average of .268 for the season. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .375 and they earn 4.39 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have been rung up on 350 occasions (4th in baseball) and have accounted for 402 hits.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Park has earned a walk 345 times while striking out on 553 tries. He is sitting with 654 runs in addition to having 565 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .391 and he also has a career OPS of .875. He has hit the long ball 101 times, with 1,789 total bases and a .484 slugging percentage. In the 3,694 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has recorded a batting average of .326 with 1,203 hits.

The NC Dinos have twisted 35 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in the league). The Dinos have recorded 385 assists, 44 errors and have notched a total of 1,171 putouts this year. Of their 42 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 26 times and been caught 16 times (38.1% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have conceded 173 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.48 (151 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 29 HR's and they allow 3.99 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.302 with a FIP of 3.99 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 (380 strikeouts against 169 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 339.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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