Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (39-41, 5th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (43-36, 3rd in KBO).

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have 340 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .327. The Giants have hit 108 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have 314 RBI's in addition to 684 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .255. Lotte has a slugging rate of .346 and have been called out on strikes 555 times, while getting the free base on 279 occasions.

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Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Ahn has earned a batting average of .297 for his career in baseball, with 807 scored runs and an OPS of .798. He has struck out 829 times and has taken a walk on 534 occasions, which has contributed to a .362 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Ahn has drilled 135 balls out of the park while driving in 817 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .436 and he has totaled 2,408 bases. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 6,280 times and has come through with a base hit 1,640 times.

The Giants have stolen 56 bases and have been thrown out 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 30.0%. The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 2,140 putouts on the campaign, as well as 748 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them ranked 1st in Korean baseball and they have twisted 61 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.48 this year (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 585 batters. Lotte has surrendered 755 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 355 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Giants pitchers have given up 51 home runs and also 380 total runs (3rd in baseball).

Doosan has hit 58 HRs so far this season as well as 309 runs batted in. They have 116 doubles, while getting a free base 288 times and scoring 338 runs. The Doosan Bears have a team on-base percentage of .335 in addition to a batting average of .257 so far this year. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .374 and they are scoring 4.23 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 529 instances (9th in the league) and have recorded 694 hits.

Suk Hwan Yang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Yang has earned a walk 189 times while striking out on 632 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .314 and he has a lifetime OPS of .754. For the 2,788 at-bats in his professional career, Yang has a batting average of .263 in addition to 733 base hits. He has accrued 349 runs in addition to having 454 runs batted in. He has gone deep 114 times, in addition to having 1,225 bases in total and a .439 slugging %.

The Doosan Bears have turned 59 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in KBO). The Bears have accrued 696 assists, 61 errors and have accounted for 2,131 putouts this year. Of their 50 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 26 times and been caught 24 times (48.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 344 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.87 (305 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 47 dingers and they give up 4.36 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.358 with a FIP of 4.36 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.14 (575 strikeouts against 269 free passes). They sit at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 695.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Doosan and under the total runs

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