Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, May 3, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Hae Min Park and the LG Twins (17-15, 5th in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (16-18, 7th in KBO) on Friday, May 3, 2024.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 5.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 6th in baseball. They have 181 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .340. The Bears have accounted for 51 doubles as a squad and have knocked 37 balls out of the park. They have accrued 171 RBI's in addition to 309 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .270. Doosan has a slugging rate of .422 and have struck out 260 times, while drawing a walk on 115 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. For his career, Ho has slapped 54 balls out of the park while knocking in 589 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 5,391 times and has delivered a base hit 1,395 times. Ho has compiled an average at the plate of .293 for his baseball career, in addition to 717 scored runs and an OPS of .743. His slugging percentage is .386 and he has totaled 1,840 bases. He has struck out 427 times and has walked on 383 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .357 OBP.

The Bears have swiped 20 bags and have been gunned down 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 4.8%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 897 putouts so far this season, as well as 291 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .977 which ranks 7th in the league and have accumulated 31 double plays.

The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 4.61 for the season (4th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 264 batters. Doosan has given up 313 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 153 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.85 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Bears pitchers have surrendered 28 home runs in addition to 178 runs in total (3rd in the league).

The Twins have a team slugging % of .412 and they are scoring 5.56 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have recorded 56 doubles, while getting a free base 150 times and scoring 189 runs. LG has a total of 25 home runs for the year in addition to 178 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 241 occasions (8th in KBO) and have totaled 343 base knocks. The LG Twins have a team on-base percentage of .374 and a batting average of .292 on the campaign.

Hae Min Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Park has earned a walk 515 times while fanning on 867 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .353 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .735. In the 5,175 at-bats in his career, Park has recorded a batting average of .287 and has racked up 1,483 hits. He has scored 905 runs and notched 539 RBIs. He has hit a home run 52 times, as well as 1,977 total bases and a .382 slugging percentage.

In their 44 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 35 times and been caught 9 times (20.5% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 314 assists, 29 errors and have amassed 903 putouts so far this year.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.505 and have a FIP of 5.17 as a team on the campaign. They sit at 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 330. The LG pitching staff have allowed 173 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.63 (155 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.11 (259 strikeouts vs 123 walks). They have given up 30 long balls and they concede 5.17 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan

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