LG Twins vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (13-12, 4th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (17-11, 3rd in KBO) on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

As a team, the LG Twins are notching 5.5 runs per game, which is 1st in baseball. They have 154 runs and have an on-base percentage of .387. The Twins have accounted for 49 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 13 balls out of the park. They have compiled 146 RBI's and 278 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .293. LG has a slugging rate of .399 and have been rung up 166 times, while taking a walk on 139 occasions.

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Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. In his professional baseball career, Dean has hit 98 balls out of the park while driving in 512 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 4,056 times and has come through with a base hit 1,018 times. Dean has hit .280 for his baseball career, in addition to 538 runs scored and an OPS of .781. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .437 and he has a total of 1,588 bases. He has fanned 727 times and has been walked on 337 occasions, contributing to a .344 on-base percentage.

The LG Twins have earned 759 putouts thus far, in addition to 260 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .968 which ranks 10th in the league and have a total of 23 double plays. The Twins have swiped 28 bases and have been caught 7 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 20.0%.

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

The Bears hold a team slugging % of .351 and they are recording 4.08 runs per outing (7th in KBO). They have put up 30 doubles, while getting a free base 100 times and earning 106 runs. Doosan has compiled 20 HRs so far this year as well as 94 RBIs. They have struck out on 165 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 207 base knocks. The Doosan Bears have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .239 on the campaign.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kim has tallied a free base 562 times while going down on strikes on 991 tries. He is sitting with 688 runs and also has 804 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .380 and he holds a career OPS of .907. He has hit a home run 226 times, with 2,067 total bases and also a .527 slugging %. During the 3,924 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .290 in addition to having 1,139 hits.

In their 20 tries at swiping a bag, 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 own a fielding percentage of .971 (8th in KBO). The Bears have 230 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 694 putouts on the season.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.333 in addition to having a FIP of 4.40 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.09 (203 strikeouts against 97 bases on balls). They come in at 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 211. They have yielded 13 homers and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 113 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.50 (90 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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