Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears
Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: MBC Sports+
Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (26-24, 5th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (23-26, 6th in KBO) on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have accounted for 207 runs scored while having a team OBP of .337. The Tigers have hit 69 doubles as a squad and have knocked 29 balls out of the park. They have recorded 193 RBI's as well as 452 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .269. Kia is slugging .367 and have been rung up 385 times, while drawing a walk on 161 occasions.
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Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. In his career, Park has hit 11 balls out of the park while knocking in 213 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,529 times and has delivered a base hit 559 times. Park has earned a batting average of .246 for his baseball career, with 304 scored runs and an OPS of .612. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .305 and he has accumulated 692 bases. He has fanned 391 times and has been walked on 198 occasions, contributing to a .307 on-base %.
The Tigers have swiped 35 bags and have been thrown out 11 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 23.9%. The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 1,298 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 446 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 4th in the league and have a total of 55 double plays.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.62 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 25 home runs in addition to 203 runs (8th in the league). Kia has yielded 397 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 179 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.73 over the course of the season (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 351 batters.
The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .327 as well as a team batting average of .252 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 349 occasions (8th in baseball) and have totaled 431 base knocks. Doosan has knocked in 38 long balls this year in addition to 190 RBIs. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .366 and they have an average of 4.10 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have put up 67 doubles, while taking a walk 171 times and earning 209 runs.
Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Ho has recorded a free base 354 times while striking out on 398 tries. His OBP is .358 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .744. Over the course of the 4,382 official at-bats in his professional career, Ho has accrued an average at the plate of .293 with 1,285 base hits. He has accumulated 671 runs and has 542 RBIs. He has hit a home run 48 times, as well as 1,691 total bases and a .386 slugging %.
The Doosan Bears have twisted 32 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (8th in KBO). The Bears have racked up 441 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 1,356 putouts for the season. Out of their 33 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 16 times and been caught 17 times (51.5% caught stealing percentage).
The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.378 in addition to having a FIP of 4.72 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 (371 strikeouts vs 183 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 440. They have given up 31 dingers and they concede 4.72 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have given up 237 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.16 (209 earned runs given up).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia
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