Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (21-19, 4th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (17-22, 8th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have accumulated 167 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. The Lions have accrued 51 doubles as a team and have smacked 29 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 159 runs batted in as well as 329 hits on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .247. Samsung is slugging .358 and have been called out on strikes 277 times, while drawing a walk on 131 occasions.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his pro baseball career, Lee has hit 10 baseballs over the fence while driving in 37 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 391 times and has notched a base hit 84 times. Lee has accumulated a batting average of .232 in his time in baseball, in addition to 38 scored runs and an OPS of .614. His slugging percentage sits at .340 and he has racked up 123 bases. He has gone down on strikes 74 times and has gotten a free base on 19 at-bats, which has contributed to a .274 on-base percentage.

The Lions have stolen 16 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 36.0%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 1,054 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 373 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 1st in the league and have earned 26 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have conceded 30 home runs and 197 runs (2nd in KBO). Samsung has allowed 375 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 190 earned runs. The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.87 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 279 hitters.

The Bears hold a team SLG% of .373 and they average 4.22 runs per game (7th in KBO). They have recorded 58 doubles, while walking 136 times and putting up 173 runs. Doosan has knocked in 31 long balls this season as well as 159 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 278 occasions (7th in KBO) and have notched a total of 350 base knocks. The Doosan Bears have an OBP of .328 as well as a team batting average of .253 on the year.

Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Over the course of the 4,356 at-bats in his professional career, Ho has compiled an average at the plate of .294 in addition to 1,280 hits. He has gone yard 48 times, as well as 1,685 total bases and a .387 slugging percentage. Ho has drawn a free base 349 times while striking out on 395 occasions. He has accumulated 669 runs and racked up 541 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .358 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .745.

Of their 25 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 10 times and been caught 15 times (60.0% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have twisted 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .974 (8th in KBO). The Bears have 359 assists, 38 errors and have earned a total of 1,089 putouts over the course of the season.

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.342 in addition to having a FIP of 4.56 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.12 (305 strikeouts vs 144 bases on balls). They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 343. They have allowed 26 HR's and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 184 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.87 (156 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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