Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Min-ho Kang and the Samsung Lions (28-45, 10th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (35-36, 5th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

As a team, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have a total of 288 runs scored and have an OBP of .328. The Bears have accounted for 99 two-baggers as a team and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have 261 RBI's as well as 606 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .251. Doosan has a slugging % of .364 and have been called out on strikes 477 times, while getting the free base on 249 occasions.

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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. For his career, Yang has hit 235 balls out of the park while knocking in 980 runs. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 6,143 times and has notched a base knock 1,619 times. Yang has earned a batting average of .308 for his time in baseball, in addition to 790 scored runs and an OPS of .893. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .502 and he has totaled 2,643 bases. He has struck out 676 times and earned a walk on 608 at-bats, which has contributed to a .391 OBP.

The Doosan Bears have accounted for 1,912 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 626 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which has them ranked 8th in Korean baseball and have a total of 56 double plays. The Bears have swiped 25 bases and have been caught 23 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 47.9%.

The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.10 for the season (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 509 batters. Bears pitchers have conceded 43 home runs in addition to 329 runs in total (3rd in the league). Doosan has surrendered 635 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 290 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.40.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with an OBP of .322 and a batting average of .251 so far this season. They have been rung up on 509 instances (7th in KBO) and have tallied 626 hits. Samsung is sitting with 47 home runs so far this year to go along with 283 RBIs. The Lions have a team slugging % of .354 and they average 4.05 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have 104 doubles, while getting a free base 234 times and scoring 296 runs.

Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kang has drawn a walk 740 times while fanning on 1,447 attempts. He has tallied 892 runs and notched 1,128 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .355 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .817. He has hit a home run 313 times, with 3,243 total bases and also a .462 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 7,016 at-bats in his baseball career, Kang has hit .276 with 1,936 hits.

Out of their 46 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 32 times and been caught 14 times (30.4% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 51 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have racked up 712 assists, 47 errors and have amassed 1,949 putouts on the campaign.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.474 in addition to having a FIP of 5.28 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.04 (488 strikeouts against 239 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 718. They have allowed 62 homers and they allow 5.28 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 381 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.76 (343 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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