Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (11-7, 3rd in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (7-12, 9th in KBO).

Doosan has a slugging % of .369 and have been called out on strikes 113 times, while taking a walk on 71 occasions. They have accounted for 78 runs batted in as well as 162 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average sits at .252. The Bears have recorded 26 doubles as a unit and have hit 15 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 87 runs scored and have an OBP of .334. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which is 4th in baseball.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kim has an average at the plate of .291 in his time in baseball, with 685 scored runs and an OPS of .908. He has struck out 985 times and earned a walk on 556 occasions, contributing to a .380 OBP. For his career, Kim has hit 226 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 803 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .528 in addition to earning 2,063 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped into the batters box 4,542 times and has reached base with a hit 1,136 times.

The Bears have stolen 7 bags and have been thrown out 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 46.2%. The Doosan Bears have earned 517 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 163 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and they have turned 12 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.37. Bears pitchers have given up 9 long balls in addition to 83 total runs (5th in KBO). Doosan has conceded 162 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 65 earned runs. The Bears have a team ERA of 3.40 this year (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 146 batters.

The Lions have a team slugging % of .361 and they are scoring 4.42 runs per game (7th in KBO). They have hit 25 doubles, while taking a walk 71 times as well as putting up 84 runs. Samsung has tallied 14 home runs on the year to go along with 82 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 135 occasions (5th in KBO) and have totaled 164 base hits. The Samsung Lions are sitting with a team OBP of .334 in addition to a team batting average of .254 on the campaign.

Jose Pirela is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Pirela has drawn a free base 63 times while fanning on 196 tries. His on-base % is .308 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .700. For the 909 official at-bats in his career, Pirela has a batting average of .257 in addition to 234 hits. He has amassed 113 runs in addition to having earned 82 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 17 times, with 356 bases in total and a .392 slugging percentage.

Out of their 17 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 12 times and been caught 5 times (29.4% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 13 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 182 assists, 8 errors and have accounted for 508 putouts for the season.

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 105 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.27 (99 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 13 dingers and they relinquish 5.58 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.514 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.58 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.85 (126 strikeouts vs 68 bases on balls). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 188.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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