Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Addison Russell and the Kiwoom Heroes (3-6, 8th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, April 13, 2023, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (6-3, 2nd in KBO).

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 2.6 runs per game, which has them at 10th in KBO. They have earned a total of 23 runs while holding a team OBP of .296. The Heroes have tallied 14 doubles as a unit and have hit 2 balls out of the park. They have amassed 21 RBI's as well as 74 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is .236. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .306 and have been called out on strikes 67 times, while drawing a walk on 23 occasions.

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Addison Russell is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Russell has hit 60 balls out of the park while driving in 253 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,212 times and has notched a hit 480 times. Russell has hit .242 for his time in baseball, in addition to 256 runs scored and an OPS of .704. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .392 and he has racked up 778 bases. He has fanned 532 times and has walked on 186 occasions, contributing to a .312 OBP.

The Heroes have stolen 16 bases and have been caught 8 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 33.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 234 putouts on the year, in addition to 79 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .963 which ranks 9th in the league and they have twisted 9 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 4.50 this season (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 73 batters. Heroes pitchers have given up 4 home runs and 46 runs in total (1st in the league). Kiwoom has relinquished 84 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and 39 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Bears have a team SLG% of .365 and they average 4.56 runs per game (5th in the league). They have hit 12 two-baggers, while getting a free base 38 times and earning 41 runs. Doosan has 7 home runs on the year and 37 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 56 occasions (4th in the league) and have accounted for 75 base hits. The Doosan Bears are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .349 and a batting average of .253 this season.

Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. During the 4,251 at-bats in his baseball career, Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .294 with 1,248 base hits. He has gone deep 46 times, with 1,639 total bases and a .386 slugging %. Ho has earned a free base 343 times while striking out on 391 plate appearances. He is sitting with 656 runs and also has 529 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .358 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .744.

The Doosan Bears have twisted 5 double plays and have a fielding rate of .973 (6th in the league). The Bears have recorded 81 assists, 9 errors and have 247 putouts on the season. Out of their 7 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 3 times and been caught 4 times (57.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.449 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.92 (71 strikeouts vs 37 bases on balls). They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 82. They have allowed 5 long balls and they surrender 4.04 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 37 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.73 (34 earned runs given up).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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