KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (49-47, 5th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (53-45, 3rd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, which is 3rd in the league. They have racked up 471 runs and have an on-base percentage of .338. The Wiz have hit 164 doubles as a unit and have knocked 55 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 435 RBI's as well as 934 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .268. KT has a slugging rate of .368 and have struck out 770 times, while drawing a walk on 357 occasions.

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ByungHo Park is a batter who should impact this game for KT. In his career, Park has hit 394 balls out of the park while driving in 1,183 runs. His slugging percentage is .533 and he has a total of 2,977 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 6,584 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,519 times. He has struck out 1,669 times and has walked on 782 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .371 on-base %. Park has accumulated a batting average of .272 in his time in baseball, in addition to 985 scored runs and an OPS of .896.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 2,688 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 940 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and they have twisted 79 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 76 bases and have been thrown out 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 11.6%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. Wiz pitchers have conceded 65 home runs in addition to 442 total runs (5th in the league). KT has yielded 939 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 405 earned runs. The Wiz have a team earned run average of 4.07 so far this season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 669 hitters.

The Doosan Bears have an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .253 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 652 occasions (7th in KBO) and have tallied 829 hits. Doosan has accounted for 68 long balls on the year and 372 RBIs. The Bears have a slugging percentage of .372 and they are scoring 4.19 runs per game (9th in KBO). They hit 139 two-baggers, while walking 337 times and recording 406 runs.

Suk Hwan Yang is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. Yang has recorded a free base 199 times while going down on strikes on 649 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .316 and he has a career OPS of .757. Over the course of the 2,845 official at-bats in his baseball career, Yang has earned a batting average of .263 in addition to 749 hits. He has accounted for 358 runs in addition to having earned 464 RBIs. He has gone deep 118 times, with 1,255 bases in total and a .441 slugging %.

The Doosan Bears have turned 74 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 859 assists, 76 errors and are sitting with 2,593 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 66 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 36 times and been caught 30 times (45.5% caught stealing rate).

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.363 and have a FIP of 4.56 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 (697 strikeouts vs 334 walks). They sit at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 844. They have given up 59 home runs and they give up 4.56 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 438 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.05 (389 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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