NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (50-47, 4th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, August 19, 2023, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (49-49, 5th in KBO).

NC is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 709 times, while drawing a walk on 353 occasions. They have accrued 429 RBI's and 897 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .265. The Dinos have compiled 152 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 63 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 457 runs while having a team OBP of .343. As a unit, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in KBO.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. In his career, Son has hit 173 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 976 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .457 and he has a total of 3,353 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 8,333 times and has notched a base knock 2,352 times. He has struck out 1,199 times and has been walked on 890 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .395 on-base percentage. Son has earned a batting average of .321 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,279 runs scored and an OPS of .852.

The NC Dinos have notched a total of 2,662 putouts this year, in addition to 928 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them sitting 9th in the league and have earned 94 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 71 bags and have been thrown out 30 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 29.7%.

The Dinos hold a team ERA of 3.67 for the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 768 batters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 67 home runs and also 415 total runs (9th in the league). NC has relinquished 789 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 362 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

Doosan has hit 69 home runs on the season to go along with 374 runs batted in. The have tallied 140 doubles, while taking a walk 340 times as well as racking up 408 runs. The Doosan Bears have compiled a team on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .251 on the season. The Bears hold a slugging % of .370 and they score 4.12 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have struck out on 670 occasions (7th in baseball) and are sitting with 839 base knocks.

Suk Hwan Yang is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Yang has recorded a walk 199 times while being called out on strikes on 652 attempts. His OBP is .316 and he has earned a career OPS of .757. During the 2,852 at-bats in his baseball career, Yang has a batting average of .263 in addition to having 751 hits. He has accumulated 358 runs and racked up 465 RBIs. He has homered 118 times, as well as 1,258 bases in total and a .441 slugging percentage.

Out of their 70 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 38 times and been caught 32 times (45.7% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 74 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 875 assists, 78 errors and are sitting with 2,647 putouts on the campaign.

The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 444 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.02 (394 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 60 dingers and they relinquish 4.53 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Bears have a WHIP of 1.352 in addition to having a FIP of 4.53 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.10 (711 strikeouts vs 338 walks). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 855.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan

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