Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (26-24, 5th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (23-26, 6th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, June 9, 2023.

The Tigers have earned 69 two-baggers as a team and have hit 29 balls out of the park. Kia owns a slugging percentage of .367 and have been called out on strikes 385 times, while taking a walk on 161 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in the league. They have accounted for 193 RBI's and 452 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .269. They have accumulated 207 runs scored while having a team OBP of .337.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Choi has drilled 362 balls out of the park while driving in 1,490 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 8,429 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,248 times. Choi has an average at the plate of .313 for his career in baseball, with 1,187 scored runs and an OPS of .937. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .534 and he has totaled 3,843 bases. He has fanned 1,268 times and has walked on 1,041 occasions, which contributes in part to a .403 OBP.

The Kia Tigers have amassed 1,298 putouts on the year, as well as 446 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which has them sitting 4th in KBO and have earned 55 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 35 bases and have been gunned down 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 23.9%.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.73 so far this year (5th in the league), and they have struck out 351 batters. Kia has given up 397 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 179 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.62 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 25 home runs and also 203 total runs (8th in baseball).

The Bears have a SLG% of .366 and they are scoring 4.10 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have recorded 67 doubles, while taking a walk 171 times as well as earning 209 runs. Doosan has accounted for 38 home runs this year and 190 RBIs. They have struck out on 349 occasions (8th in the league) and are sitting with 431 base hits. The Doosan Bears have recorded an on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .252 on the season.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has earned a free base 592 times while striking out on 670 tries. His on-base percentage comes in at .390 and he also has a career OPS of .893. Over the course of the 5,193 official at-bats in his career, Yang has an average at the plate of .308 with 1,597 hits. He has compiled 782 runs and also has 970 RBIs. He has hit a home run 233 times, with 2,611 total bases and also a .503 slugging percentage.

In their 33 chances at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 16 times and been caught 17 times (51.5% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 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 this season.

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.378 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.72 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.03 (371 strikeouts against 183 free passes). They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 440. They have given up 31 dingers and they allow 4.72 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have yielded 237 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.16 (209 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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