Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (47-44, 5th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (39-55, 10th in KBO) on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which is 6th in baseball. They have 417 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .335. The Lions have accumulated 147 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 57 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 399 RBI's and 869 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .265. Samsung has a slugging % of .370 and have been called out on strikes 656 times, while being walked on 314 occasions.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. For his pro baseball career, Lee has hit 16 balls out of the park while driving in 63 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .359 in addition to having tallied 199 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 603 times and has come through with a hit 133 times. He has been struck out 109 times and earned a walk on 30 at-bats, contributing to a .281 on-base percentage. Lee has recorded a batting average of .240 for his baseball career, in addition to 62 scored runs and an OPS of .640.

The Samsung Lions have accumulated 2,552 putouts thus far, as well as 937 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 72 double plays. The Lions have stolen 45 bases and have been caught 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 28.6%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47. Lions pitchers have allowed 78 home runs and 489 runs (1st in KBO). Samsung has allowed 931 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 440 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.66 this year (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 621 batters.

Doosan has knocked in 63 long balls for the year and 349 runs batted in. They have 133 doubles, while taking a walk 319 times and scoring 382 runs. The Doosan Bears have an OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .254 on the season. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .370 and they tally 4.15 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have struck out on 616 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 791 base hits.

Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Ho has earned a free base 362 times while striking out on 406 plate appearances. His OBP is .356 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .740. In the 4,515 at-bats in his pro career, Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .292 and has racked up 1,319 base knocks. He has accounted for 682 runs in addition to having earned 557 runs batted in. He has homered 50 times, with 1,735 total bases and also a .384 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 70 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have accrued 813 assists, 69 errors and have a total of 2,464 putouts for the year. Of their 64 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 35 times and been caught 29 times (45.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 411 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.01 (366 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 55 long balls and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.364 in addition to having a FIP of 4.50 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.08 (666 strikeouts against 320 walks). They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 800.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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