Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (3-5, 7th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (5-3, 3rd in KBO).

The Heroes have earned 11 doubles as a unit and have knocked 1 ball out of the stadium. Kiwoom is slugging .286 and have been called out on strikes 61 times, while drawing a walk on 22 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 2.4 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in baseball. They have accrued 17 RBI's and 63 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .228. They have accounted for 19 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .295.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has earned a batting average of .292 for his career, in addition to 401 runs scored and an OPS of .731. He has struck out 487 times and earned a walk on 222 occasions, contributing to a .351 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has slapped 19 baseballs out of the park while driving in 255 runs. His career slugging percentage is .380 in addition to earning 914 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,667 times and has delivered with a base hit 702 times.

The Heroes have stolen 13 bags and have been thrown out 7 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 35.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 210 putouts thus far, in addition to 70 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .962 which puts them in 9th in Korean baseball and have a total of 9 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 4 home runs and also 40 total runs (1st in the league). Kiwoom has surrendered 73 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 33 earned runs. The Heroes have an ERA of 4.24 on the season (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 67 hitters.

Doosan has tallied 7 HRs for the season to go along with 32 RBIs. They hit 10 two-baggers, while taking a walk 36 times as well as recording 35 runs. The Doosan Bears are sitting with an on-base percentage of .345 and a team batting average of .244 on the campaign. The Bears hold a team SLG% of .363 and they score 4.38 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have been rung up on 50 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned a total of 64 base knocks.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Yang has recorded a walk 576 times while being called out on strikes on 647 attempts. He has tallied 766 runs and has 947 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .390 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .893. He has homered 228 times, with 2,543 total bases and also a .503 slugging %. For the 5,059 at-bats in his professional career, Yang has earned a batting average of .307 and has racked up 1,554 base hits.

The Doosan Bears have twisted 5 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .970 (7th in KBO). The Bears have accrued 72 assists, 9 errors and have earned 220 putouts this season. In their 6 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 2 times and been caught 4 times (66.7% caught stealing rate).

The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 33 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.69 (30 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 4 long balls and they concede 4.05 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Bears have a WHIP of 1.464 with a FIP of 4.05 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.81 (65 strikeouts vs 36 walks). They sit at 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 71.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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