Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 3/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (3-1, 2nd in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (3-0, 1st in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, March 30, 2024.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have 17 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .393. The Tigers have accumulated 7 doubles as a team and have smacked 3 balls out of the park. They have amassed 16 RBI's as well as 29 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .299. Kia is slugging .464 and have struck out 13 times, while getting the free base on 14 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Brito has an average at the plate of .282 for his baseball career, with 904 scored runs and an OPS of .766. He has fanned 1,273 times and has walked on 461 occasions, contributing to a .333 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Brito has hit 136 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 784 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .433 and he has a total of 2,598 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 6,551 times and also came through with a hit 1,690 times.

The Kia Tigers have a total of 81 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 29 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .965 which puts them in 8th in KBO and they have twisted 2 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 1 bag and have been caught 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 50.0%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.33 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.04. Tigers pitchers have conceded 2 home runs and also 8 runs (10th in KBO). Kia has given up 19 base knocks (6.3 per 9 innings) as well as 6 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 2.00 for the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 30 hitters.

The Bears hold a team slugging % of .528 and they tally 7.00 runs per game (1st in the league). They have recorded 9 two-baggers, while taking a walk 9 times and putting up 28 runs. Doosan has a total of 5 home runs so far this year to go along with 28 RBIs. They have been rung up on 26 occasions (8th in the league) and have notched a total of 45 hits. The Doosan Bears have recorded an OBP of .346 in addition to a batting average of .317 this year.

Suk Hwan Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has drawn a free base 212 times while fanning on 695 plate appearances. He has tallied 383 runs in addition to having 502 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .317 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .757. He has hit a home run 122 times, with 1,338 total bases and a .440 slugging percentage. During the 3,039 at-bats in his pro career, Yang has hit .265 in addition to having 804 hits.

Out of their 3 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 3 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 2 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .965 (9th in the league). The Bears have accrued 29 assists, 5 errors and have notched a total of 107 putouts over the course of the season.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.477 with a FIP of 5.05 as a unit so far this season. They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 33. The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 20 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.35 (17 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.11 (40 strikeouts against 19 bases on balls). They have surrendered 5 homers and they yield 5.05 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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