Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (18-19, 6th in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (15-19, 7th in KBO).

The Bears have compiled 57 doubles as a squad and have smacked 38 balls out of the stadium. Doosan is slugging .415 and have struck out 279 times, while being walked on 123 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are scoring 5.2 runs/g, which has them at 6th in baseball. They have earned 180 RBI's in addition to 334 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .268. They have earned a total of 192 runs while having a team OBP of .336.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his pro baseball career, Kim has drilled 241 balls out of the park while knocking in 865 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .508 and he has a total of 2,224 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 5,108 times and also came through with a base knock 1,236 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,120 times and earned a walk on 639 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .375 on-base %. Kim has an average at the plate of .282 for his baseball career, with 735 scored runs and an OPS of .883.

The Doosan Bears have amassed 978 putouts so far this season, as well as 328 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which puts them in 7th in KBO and have a total of 32 double plays. The Bears have stolen 23 bases and have been caught 2 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 8.0%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53. Bears pitchers have yielded 29 long balls and also 188 runs (6th in the league). Doosan has surrendered 342 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 163 earned runs. The Bears have an ERA of 4.50 on the season (4th in KBO), and they have struck out 277 batters.

Kiwoom is sitting with 34 home runs over the course of the season as well as 165 runs batted in. The have tallied 52 two-baggers, while getting a free base 114 times as well as scoring 170 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .263 this season. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .404 and they earn 5.00 runs per game (8th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 256 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 309 hits.

Whee Jip Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 893 at-bats in his career, Kim has hit .228 and has racked up 204 base hits. He has homered 20 times, with 309 total bases and a .346 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a walk 107 times while being called out on strikes on 272 chances. He has scored 112 runs and has 116 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .321 and he has a lifetime OPS of .667.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 319 assists, 22 errors and have a tally of 904 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 29 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 23 times and been caught 6 times (20.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.528 in addition to having a FIP of 5.70 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 340. The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 191 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 5.26 (176 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 (214 strikeouts vs 120 walks). They have yielded 28 long balls and they surrender 5.70 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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