NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/4/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (1-1, 2nd in KBO) host the NC Dinos (1-1, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

NC is slugging .513 and have been called out on strikes 15 times, while taking a walk on 3 occasions. They have amassed 14 RBI's as well as 26 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .342. The Dinos have accrued 5 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 2 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 14 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .363. As a squad, the NC Dinos are putting up 7.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 3rd in baseball.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. For his pro baseball career, Son has hit 169 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 922 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .459 in addition to racking up 3,193 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 7,921 times and came through with a base hit 2,232 times. He has struck out 1,146 times and has taken a walk on 859 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .396 OBP. Son has hit .321 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,221 scored runs and an OPS of .855.

The NC Dinos have earned a total of 51 putouts this year, in addition to 20 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .973 which is 5th in KBO and they have twisted 3 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 2 bags.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 4.24 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 18 batters. NC has yielded 17 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 8 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53. Dinos pitchers have yielded 1 long ball and 8 total runs (10th in KBO).

The Doosan Bears have recorded an OBP of .346 as well as a team batting average of .257 for the season. They have been rung up on 9 occasions (10th in KBO) and have totaled 18 base hits. Doosan has hit 2 long balls so far this season as well as 11 runs batted in. The Bears have a team slugging % of .371 and they are recording 6.00 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They hit 2 two-baggers, while getting a free base 8 times as well as scoring 12 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In the 3,856 at-bats in his career, Kim has hit .291 in addition to 1,121 hits. He has homered 225 times, with 2,040 total bases and a .529 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 547 times while going down on strikes on 973 occasions. He has accumulated 678 runs and racked up 797 runs batted in. His on-base % is .380 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .909.

In their 2 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 0 times and been caught 2 times (100.0% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have twisted 0 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (4th in the league). The Bears have 17 assists, 2 errors and have notched a total of 60 putouts on the season.

The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 12 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.40 (12 earned runs given up). They have conceded 1 home run and they concede 5.40 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Bears have a WHIP of 1.500 in addition to having a FIP of 5.40 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 0.91 (10 strikeouts vs 11 walks). They rank 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 19.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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