Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (35-27, 3rd in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (36-24, 1st in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, June 9, 2024.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are earning 5.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have racked up 339 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .359. The Tigers have accounted for 104 doubles as a unit and have smacked 67 balls out of the park. They have recorded 322 RBI's and 618 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is at .288. Kia is slugging .438 and have struck out 396 times, while getting the free base on 224 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Brito has hit 147 balls over the fence while driving in 820 runs. His career slugging percentage is .434 and he has totaled 2,700 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 6,789 times and has come through with a hit 1,749 times. He has struck out 1,313 times and has been walked on 471 occasions, which has contributed to a .332 OBP. Brito is sitting with a batting avereage of .281 in his time in baseball, in addition to 932 runs scored and an OPS of .766.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 1,643 putouts thus far, in addition to 613 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .972 which has them ranked 10th in KBO and they have turned 62 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 50 bags and have been caught 15 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.1%.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.14 this year (1st in the league), and they have struck out 456 hitters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 63 long balls and 303 total runs (10th in baseball). Kia has allowed 565 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and 252 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.47.

The Doosan Bears have compiled an on-base percentage of .346 as well as a team batting average of .279 so far this year. They have struck out on 471 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have a total of 616 base knocks. Doosan has accounted for 67 HRs so far this year and 332 RBIs. The Bears hold a team SLG% of .431 and they are earning 5.50 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 110 doubles, while taking a walk 212 times as well as racking up 352 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kim has earned a free base 648 times while going down on strikes on 1,144 tries. His on-base % is .375 and he has earned a career OPS of .885. During the 4,459 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .283 in addition to 1,262 base hits. He has accounted for 749 runs in addition to having earned 884 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 248 times, as well as 2,275 total bases and a .510 slugging percentage.

In their 56 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 44 times and been caught 12 times (21.4% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 51 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 572 assists, 47 errors and are sitting with 1,731 putouts for the season.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.478 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a pitching staff this year. They have a ranking of 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 598. The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 313 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.27 (274 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.85 (473 strikeouts against 255 walks). They have conceded 57 long balls and they concede 4.88 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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