LG Twins vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (17-11, 3rd in KBO) are headed to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 5, 2023, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (13-12, 4th in KBO).

The Twins have recorded 49 doubles as a team and have hit 13 balls out of the stadium. LG has a slugging rate of .399 and have struck out 166 times, while being walked on 139 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which is 1st in baseball. They have recorded 146 runs batted in in addition to 278 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .293. They have notched a total of 154 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .387.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his career, Kim has hit 7 baseballs out of the park while driving in 36 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .368 and he has racked up 190 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 584 times and has delivered a base knock 141 times. He has been struck out 97 times and earned a walk on 58 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .351 on-base percentage. Kim has hit .273 for his career, with 56 scored runs and an OPS of .719.

The Twins have stolen 28 bases and have been thrown out 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.0%. The LG Twins have 759 putouts thus far, as well as 260 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .968 which puts them in 10th in Korean baseball and have 23 double plays.

The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.34 for the year (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 193 batters. LG has conceded 235 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 94 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.84 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Twins pitchers have conceded 13 home runs in addition to 127 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

Doosan has knocked in 20 home runs for the year and 94 runs batted in. They have hit 30 doubles, while taking a walk 100 times and earning 106 runs. The Doosan Bears have an OBP of .326 in addition to a team batting average of .239 so far this season. The Bears hold a slugging percentage of .351 and they are scoring 4.08 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 165 instances (9th in the league) and have notched a total of 207 base knocks.

Ui-ji Yang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Yang has recorded a free base 581 times while going down on strikes on 656 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .389 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .890. Over the course of the 5,118 at-bats in his baseball career, Yang has an average at the plate of .307 with 1,569 base knocks. He has accrued 769 runs and notched 954 RBIs. He has hit a home run 229 times, with 2,566 total bases and a .501 slugging percentage.

In their 20 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 10 times and been caught 10 times (50.0% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 17 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .971 (8th in the league). The Bears have accrued 230 assists, 28 errors and have a tally of 694 putouts for the season.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.333 in addition to having a FIP of 4.40 as a squad for the year. They have a ranking of 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 211. The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 113 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.50 (90 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 2.09 (203 strikeouts vs 97 bases on balls). They have relinquished 13 home runs and they relinquish 4.40 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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