Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (28-46, 10th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (36-36, 5th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, July 6, 2023.

Doosan has a slugging percentage of .365 and have struck out 486 times, while drawing a walk on 258 occasions. They have compiled 266 RBI's in addition to 619 hits for the season, and their batting average is .252. The Bears have accumulated 103 doubles as a squad and have hit 51 balls out of the park. They have racked up 293 runs scored and have an OBP of .330. As a team, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.0 runs per contest, which is 10th in KBO.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Ho has an average at the plate of .292 for his career in baseball, with 675 runs scored and an OPS of .741. He has struck out 402 times and has been walked on 359 at-bats, contributing to a .357 on-base %. In his career, Ho has hit 48 balls out of the park while driving in 549 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .384 and he has racked up 1,711 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 5,050 times and has notched a base knock 1,303 times.

The Bears have stolen 25 bases and have been gunned down 23 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 47.9%. The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 1,942 putouts this season, in addition to 636 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .977 which has them sitting 8th in Korean baseball and they have twisted 56 double plays.

The Bears have a team earned run average of 4.08 for the season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 520 batters. Doosan has surrendered 642 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 293 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39. Bears pitchers have allowed 44 home runs and 332 total runs (3rd in baseball).

Samsung has hit 48 long balls on the season and 286 runs batted in. They have notched 108 doubles, while walking 238 times as well as racking up 299 runs. The Samsung Lions have recorded a team OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .251 on the season. The Lions hold a slugging % of .355 and they are scoring 4.04 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They have been rung up on 520 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 633 base knocks.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Lee has drawn a free base 25 times while going down on strikes on 99 tries. His on-base percentage is .273 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .629. Over the course of the 481 official at-bats in his baseball career, Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .233 with 112 hits. He is sitting with 53 runs and also has 49 RBIs. He has hit a home run 14 times, in addition to having 171 bases in total and also a .356 slugging %.

Out of their 46 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 32 times and been caught 14 times (30.4% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have twisted 52 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions have racked up 725 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 1,979 putouts so far this year.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.485 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.27 as a unit for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 (497 strikeouts vs 248 walks). They sit at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 731. They have given up 63 HR's and they yield 5.27 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 386 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.75 (348 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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