Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (37-36, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (38-39, 6th in KBO) on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

The Heroes have tallied 133 doubles as a squad and have knocked 34 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .355 and have been called out on strikes 601 times, while being walked on 284 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have accrued 316 RBI's and 709 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .258. They have accumulated 329 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .333.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In his career, Lee has hit 65 balls over the fence while knocking in 513 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 3,909 times and also came through with a hit 1,170 times. Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .340 for his career in baseball, in addition to 579 scored runs and an OPS of .898. His slugging percentage is .492 and he has racked up 1,694 bases. He has struck out 303 times and earned a walk on 376 at-bats, contributing to a .406 on-base %.

The Heroes have stolen 56 bags and have been caught 20 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 26.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 2,135 putouts on the campaign, as well as 785 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which is 4th in the league and have accumulated 76 double plays.

The Heroes have an ERA of 3.56 so far this season (1st in KBO), and their staff has rung up 554 batters. Kiwoom has surrendered 702 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 281 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 36 home runs in addition to 315 runs (8th in KBO).

The Bears have a team slugging % of .366 and they average 4.05 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have recorded 106 doubles, while taking a walk 267 times and scoring 300 runs. Doosan has compiled 51 home runs on the year as well as 273 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 490 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 630 base knocks. The Doosan Bears have earned a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .253 so far this year.

Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has earned a free base 187 times while going down on strikes on 623 occasions. He has a total of 345 runs and racked up 451 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .315 and he has a lifetime OPS of .755. He has homered 113 times, as well as 1,217 total bases and also a .440 slugging %. In the 2,764 official at-bats in his baseball career, Yang has recorded a batting average of .264 and has racked up 729 base knocks.

The Doosan Bears have turned 57 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in the league). The Bears have recorded 645 assists, 60 errors and have notched a total of 1,969 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 48 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 25 times and been caught 23 times (47.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.393 with a FIP of 4.61 as a staff on the year. They have a ranking of 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 652. The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 336 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.07 (297 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.02 (528 strikeouts vs 262 walks). They have relinquished 44 HR's and they concede 4.61 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan

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