Doosan Bears vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, April 28, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (13-7, 1st in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (11-8, 3rd in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, April 28, 2023.

Doosan has a slugging rate of .361 and have struck out 120 times, while being walked on 75 occasions. They have compiled 78 runs batted in as well as 169 hits on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .250. The Bears have accumulated 26 doubles as a team and have smacked 15 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 87 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .333. As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which is 6th in KBO.

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Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Yang has hit 229 baseballs out of the park while driving in 954 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .503 and he has totaled 2,565 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,950 times and has come through with a base knock 1,568 times. He has struck out 652 times and has gotten a free base on 580 occasions, which has contributed to a .390 on-base percentage. Yang is sitting with a batting avereage of .307 for his baseball career, with 769 scored runs and an OPS of .893.

The Doosan Bears have earned 541 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 171 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .973 which has them ranked 8th in the league and they have twisted 12 double plays. The Bears have stolen 7 bases and have been caught 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 46.2%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. Bears pitchers have surrendered 10 long balls and 84 total runs (8th in the league). Doosan has surrendered 165 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 66 earned runs. The Bears are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.30 so far this season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 156 hitters.

The Landers hold a team slugging percentage of .389 and they average 4.45 runs per game (4th in the league). They have put up 32 doubles, while walking 82 times as well as earning 89 runs. SSG has knocked in 17 home runs for the year to go along with 82 runs batted in. They have struck out on 127 occasions (8th in baseball) and are sitting with 175 base hits. The SSG Landers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .262 over the course of the season.

Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Heredia has drawn a walk 130 times while striking out on 313 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .310 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .656. During the 1,388 at-bats in his pro career, Heredia has accumulated a batting average of .231 with 320 hits. He has accounted for 179 runs in addition to having earned 114 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 27 times, with 480 total bases and also a .346 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have twisted 19 double plays and have a fielding rate of .975 (7th in KBO). The Landers have accrued 206 assists, 19 errors and have earned a total of 532 putouts on the campaign. In their 18 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 10 times and been caught 8 times (44.4% caught stealing rate).

The SSG pitching staff have yielded 78 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.35 (66 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 13 homers and they yield 3.96 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Landers have a WHIP of 1.395 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.62 (146 strikeouts vs 90 bases on balls). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 157.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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