Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (20-19, 4th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (17-21, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 6th in KBO. They have racked up 162 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .319. The Lions have earned 50 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 29 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 155 runs batted in in addition to 318 hits on the year, and their batting average is .246. Samsung is slugging .358 and have been rung up 266 times, while getting the free base on 128 occasions.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For his career, Koo has slapped 126 baseballs out of the park while driving in 621 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .498 and he has a total of 1,944 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 4,395 times and has come through with a base hit 1,220 times. He has gone down on strikes 780 times and earned a walk on 390 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .378 on-base %. Koo is sitting with a batting avereage of .313 for his baseball career, in addition to 746 scored runs and an OPS of .876.

The Lions have stolen 16 bases and have been thrown out 9 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 36.0%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 1,030 putouts this year, in addition to 366 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them sitting 1st in KBO and have accumulated 26 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have surrendered 30 home runs and also 190 runs in total (2nd in KBO). Samsung has allowed 361 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 183 earned runs. The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.80 this season (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 271 batters.

Doosan has hit 31 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 152 RBIs. They have recorded 54 doubles, while walking 135 times as well as scoring 166 runs. The Doosan Bears have tallied an OBP of .326 in addition to a team batting average of .249 on the campaign. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .369 and they are earning 4.15 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 270 instances (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 336 hits.

Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has recorded a free base 587 times while striking out on 667 tries. He has scored 778 runs and has 966 RBIs. His OBP is .389 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .891. He has hit the long ball 232 times, as well as 2,591 total bases and also a .502 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,164 at-bats in his career, Yang has accumulated a batting average of .307 in addition to 1,583 base knocks.

Out of their 24 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 10 times and been caught 14 times (58.3% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 23 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .975 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have 347 assists, 36 errors and have a total of 1,062 putouts for the year.

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 179 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.84 (151 earned runs given up). They have conceded 26 dingers and they relinquish 4.55 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.336 with a FIP of 4.55 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 (294 strikeouts vs 141 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 332.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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