Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (24-19, 5th in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (25-15, 1st in KBO).

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are putting up 5.7 runs/g, which puts them at 2nd in the league. They have a total of 243 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .353. The Bears have compiled 74 doubles as a team and have hit 46 balls out of the park. They have tallied 230 RBI's and 417 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .285. Doosan is slugging .443 and have struck out 304 times, while getting the free base on 145 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Ho has hit 55 baseballs out of the park while driving in 599 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .388 and he has racked up 1,859 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 5,428 times and has delivered with a hit 1,408 times. He has gone down on strikes 427 times and has walked on 384 occasions, which contributes in part to a .358 on-base %. Ho has an average at the plate of .294 in his time in baseball, in addition to 724 runs scored and an OPS of .746.

The Bears have swiped 23 bags and have been thrown out 3 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 11.5%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 1,140 putouts this year, in addition to 386 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which has them ranked 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 38 double plays.

The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 4.24 so far this season (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 320 hitters. Bears pitchers have given up 33 home runs in addition to 206 runs in total (6th in KBO). Doosan has given up 390 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 179 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48.

Kia has a total of 45 home runs for the season as well as 219 RBIs. They have put up 78 doubles, while walking 159 times as well as earning 230 runs. The Kia Tigers have recorded an on-base percentage of .370 as well as a team batting average of .294 on the campaign. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .450 and they score 5.75 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 262 occasions (10th in the league) and have recorded 416 hits.

Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has drawn a free base 70 times while being called out on strikes on 160 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .353 and he holds a career OPS of .807. Over the course of the 733 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .289 with 212 base hits. He is sitting with 147 runs and notched 93 runs batted in. He has gone yard 21 times, with 333 total bases and also a .454 slugging %.

The Kia Tigers have turned 36 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .969 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 403 assists, 47 errors and have a total of 1,076 putouts this year. Of their 44 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 34 times and been caught 10 times (22.7% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have yielded 193 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.79 (151 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 32 homers and they concede 4.84 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.452 with a FIP of 4.84 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (316 strikeouts vs 163 walks). They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 357.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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