Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Chang Jin Lee and the Kia Tigers (14-13, 5th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, May 13, 2023, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (14-15, 6th in KBO).

The Tigers have recorded 31 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 13 balls out of the stadium. Kia is slugging .342 and have been rung up 207 times, while being walked on 98 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in KBO. They have recorded 100 RBI's as well as 236 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .260. They are sitting with 113 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.

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Chang Jin Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In his career, Lee has drilled 16 balls out of the park while knocking in 144 runs. For his career, he came to bat 1,370 times and got on base with a hit 315 times. Lee has accumulated a batting average of .269 for his career in baseball, with 178 scored runs and an OPS of .769. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .365 in addition to earning 428 bases. He has struck out 244 times and has gotten a free base on 156 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base %.

The Tigers have swiped 22 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 26.7%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 724 putouts this year, as well as 245 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which is 3rd in the league and have 29 double plays.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 3.66 over the course of the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 202 hitters. Kia has given up 216 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 98 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.58 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have given up 15 home runs in addition to 104 runs in total (10th in the league).

The Bears hold a team slugging % of .348 and they tally 3.83 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have 37 doubles, while walking 107 times as well as recording 115 runs. Doosan has accumulated 21 home runs on the year to go along with 103 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 196 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned 238 hits. The Doosan Bears have earned an on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .238 over the course of the season.

Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has tallied a walk 562 times while fanning on 994 attempts. His OBP comes in at .380 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .906. For the 3,941 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .290 and has racked up 1,144 hits. He has accumulated 688 runs and has 805 RBIs. He has hit a home run 226 times, with 2,072 bases in total and a .526 slugging %.

In their 22 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 10 times and been caught 12 times (54.5% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (8th in the league). The Bears have accrued 265 assists, 30 errors and have a tally of 799 putouts during this campaign.

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.342 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.70 as a unit so far this year. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 247. The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 139 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.89 (115 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 (225 strikeouts vs 110 bases on balls). They have yielded 21 dingers and they surrender 4.70 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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