Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (28-21, 4th in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, May 24, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (29-18, 1st in KBO).

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have accounted for 285 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .349. The Bears have earned 85 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 55 balls out of the park. They have compiled 271 RBI's and 489 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .280. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .436 and have struck out 364 times, while drawing a walk on 174 occasions.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 244 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 872 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 5,155 times and got on base with a hit 1,250 times. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .283 in his time in baseball, in addition to 742 scored runs and an OPS of .884. His slugging percentage is .509 and he has racked up 2,250 bases. He has struck out 1,132 times and has gotten a free base on 643 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .375 on-base percentage.

The Bears have stolen 28 bags and have been caught 5 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 15.2%. The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 1,371 putouts for the season, as well as 464 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which puts them in 4th in the league and have a total of 46 double plays.

The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.19 so far this year (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 371 hitters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 41 home runs in addition to 244 runs in total (6th in baseball). Doosan has yielded 474 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 213 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47.

Kia has a total of 52 home runs over the course of the season as well as 255 runs batted in. They have 85 doubles, while walking 185 times and recording 269 runs. The Kia Tigers have earned a team on-base percentage of .363 in addition to a batting average of .289 this year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .436 and they average 5.60 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have struck out on 307 occasions (10th in KBO) and have recorded 491 hits.

Socrates Brito is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Brito has recorded a walk 469 times while fanning on 1,302 chances. He has accumulated 926 runs in addition to having 811 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .332 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .765. He has gone deep 144 times, as well as 2,675 bases in total and a .433 slugging percentage. In the 6,177 at-bats in his career, Brito is sitting with a batting avereage of .281 in addition to 1,735 base knocks.

Of their 54 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 42 times and been caught 12 times (22.2% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 45 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 492 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 1,295 putouts over the course of the season.

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 229 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.86 (185 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 38 long balls and they relinquish 4.77 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.452 in addition to having a FIP of 4.77 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.84 (366 strikeouts against 199 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 427.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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