Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (38-39, 6th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, July 7, 2023, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (37-36, 3rd in KBO).

The Heroes have earned 133 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 34 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .355 and have been called out on strikes 601 times, while drawing a walk on 284 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which is 7th in KBO. They have earned 316 RBI's and 709 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .258. They have racked up 329 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .333.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Kim has slapped 24 baseballs over the fence while driving in 287 runs. His slugging percentage is .389 in addition to earning 1,041 bases. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 2,976 times and has notched a base hit 792 times. He has struck out 534 times and earned a walk on 253 occasions, which has contributed to a .356 on-base percentage. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .296 for his career, in addition to 457 runs scored and an OPS of .745.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 2,135 putouts this season, in addition to 785 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have accumulated 76 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 56 bags and have been thrown out 20 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 26.3%.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 3.56 this year (1st in KBO), and their staff has struck out 554 hitters. Kiwoom has given up 702 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 281 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 36 home runs and 315 total runs (8th in KBO).

The Doosan Bears have an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .253 for the year. They have been rung up on 490 instances (9th in the league) and have accounted for 630 base knocks. Doosan has hit 51 home runs this year to go along with 273 runs batted in. The Bears have a team SLG% of .366 and they score 4.05 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have put up 106 two-baggers, while walking 267 times as well as racking up 300 runs.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Yang has drawn a free base 611 times while striking out on 677 attempts. He has accumulated 792 runs and also has 980 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .391 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .893. He has gone deep 235 times, as well as 2,647 total bases and also a .502 slugging %. Over the course of the 5,270 at-bats in his pro career, Yang has accumulated a batting average of .308 in addition to having 1,622 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 57 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (8th in the league). The Bears have racked up 645 assists, 60 errors and have earned 1,969 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 48 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 25 times and been caught 23 times (47.9% caught stealing rate).

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.393 and have a FIP of 4.61 as a unit this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (528 strikeouts vs 262 free passes). They rank 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 652. They have relinquished 44 home runs and they concede 4.61 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 336 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.07 (297 earned runs given up).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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