Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (39-54, 10th in KBO) are headed to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (47-43, 3rd in KBO).

The Lions have accrued 145 doubles as a unit and have knocked 56 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging rate of .369 and have been called out on strikes 644 times, while drawing a walk on 309 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are recording 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have accounted for 395 RBI's and 859 hits this year, while their batting average comes in at .265. They have earned 413 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .334.

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Jose Pirela is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Pirela has hit 205 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,058 runs. His slugging percentage is .435 and he has racked up 3,533 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 9,050 times and has notched a base knock 2,320 times. He has fanned 1,289 times and has taken a walk on 721 occasions, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage. Pirela has accrued an average at the plate of .286 in his time in baseball, with 1,275 runs scored and an OPS of .784.

The Lions have stolen 42 bases and have been thrown out 18 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 30.0%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 2,525 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 925 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 4th in the league and they have turned 71 double plays.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.63 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 616 hitters. Samsung has given up 918 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 433 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have yielded 77 home runs and also 482 total runs (1st in the league).

Doosan has compiled 63 HRs so far this year as well as 349 runs batted in. They have put up 131 doubles, while taking a walk 318 times and racking up 381 runs. The Doosan Bears hold an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .255 so far this season. The Bears hold a slugging percentage of .371 and they are recording 4.19 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 609 instances (8th in the league) and have earned a total of 785 base hits.

Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has drawn a free base 194 times while striking out on 643 tries. His on-base percentage is .315 and he also has a career OPS of .756. In the 2,826 at-bats in his pro career, Yang has accumulated a batting average of .263 in addition to having 744 hits. He has recorded 356 runs and also has 462 runs batted in. He has homered 117 times, as well as 1,246 total bases and also a .441 slugging %.

The Doosan Bears have turned 70 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in KBO). The Bears have accrued 808 assists, 69 errors and have 2,437 putouts for the season. Out of their 64 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 35 times and been caught 29 times (45.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.369 and have a FIP of 4.52 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.06 (656 strikeouts vs 318 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 794. They have given up 55 home runs and they concede 4.52 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 408 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.02 (363 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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