Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (15-19, 7th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (18-19, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have accounted for 192 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. The Bears have earned 57 doubles as a squad and have smacked 38 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 180 runs batted in as well as 334 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate sits at .268. Doosan is slugging .415 and have been called out on strikes 279 times, while being walked on 123 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. For his professional baseball career, Ho has slapped 54 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 590 runs. For his career, he came to bat 5,399 times and also came through with a hit 1,396 times. Ho has compiled an average at the plate of .293 for his time in baseball, with 718 scored runs and an OPS of .743. His slugging percentage is .386 and he has totaled 1,841 bases. He has been struck out 427 times and has been walked on 383 occasions, contributing to a .357 on-base %.

The Doosan Bears have accumulated 978 putouts so far this season, in addition to 328 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which is 7th in KBO and have a total of 32 double plays. The Bears have stolen 23 bags and have been caught 2 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 8.0%.

The Bears hold a team earned run average of 4.50 on the campaign (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 277 hitters. Bears pitchers have yielded 29 home runs in addition to 188 runs (6th in baseball). Doosan has surrendered 342 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 163 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53.

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an OBP of .333 as well as a team batting average of .263 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 256 occasions (8th in the league) and have 309 base hits. Kiwoom has 34 home runs on the year as well as 165 RBIs. The Heroes have a team slugging % of .404 and they average 5.00 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have recorded 52 two-baggers, while walking 114 times as well as earning 170 runs.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 4,056 at-bats in his pro career, Dawson has recorded a batting average of .272 in addition to having 1,103 hits. He has hit a home run 134 times, in addition to having 1,800 total bases and also a .444 slugging percentage. Dawson has drawn a walk 484 times while being called out on strikes on 984 chances. He has tallied 686 runs and also has 575 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .361 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .805.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 33 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in the league). The Heroes have recorded 319 assists, 22 errors and have a total of 904 putouts this year. Out of their 29 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 23 times and been caught 6 times (20.7% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 191 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.26 (176 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 28 dingers and they relinquish 5.70 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.528 with a FIP of 5.70 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.78 (214 strikeouts against 120 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 340.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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