KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/10/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (19-19, 5th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (15-21, 8th in KBO) on Friday, May 10, 2024.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.5 runs/g, which is 3rd in KBO. They have a total of 205 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .351. The Wiz have recorded 53 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 39 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 192 runs batted in as well as 374 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .284. KT has a slugging % of .418 and have been called out on strikes 281 times, while being walked on 134 occasions.

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Mel Rojas is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In his career, Rojas has hit 239 balls out of the park while driving in 967 runs. His slugging percentage is .456 in addition to racking up 2,984 bases. For his career, he came to bat 7,420 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,804 times. He has fanned 1,579 times and has gotten a free base on 737 at-bats, contributing to a .352 OBP. Rojas has accrued an average at the plate of .276 for his career, with 956 scored runs and an OPS of .808.

The KT Wiz have amassed 976 putouts on the campaign, as well as 328 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 3rd in KBO and have a total of 23 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 44 bags and have been caught 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 13.7%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.58. Wiz pitchers have conceded 40 home runs and also 226 total runs (1st in baseball). KT has surrendered 391 base hits (10.8 per 9 innings) as well as 217 earned runs. The Wiz have an earned run average of 6.01 so far this season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 287 batters.

Doosan has a total of 40 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 193 RBIs. They have recorded 61 doubles, while taking a walk 126 times and scoring 205 runs. The Doosan Bears have accumulated a team OBP of .340 as well as a team batting average of .273 on the season. The Bears have a slugging percentage of .424 and they are scoring 5.39 runs per game (4th in the league). They have struck out on 283 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned 351 base hits.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Over the course of the 4,382 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .282 and has racked up 1,237 base hits. He has gone yard 241 times, with 2,225 bases in total and a .508 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a free base 639 times while being called out on strikes on 1,120 tries. He has recorded 735 runs in addition to having 865 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .375 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .883.

Of their 25 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 23 times and been caught 2 times (8.0% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 35 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (7th in KBO). The Bears have recorded 341 assists, 31 errors and have 1,005 putouts on the campaign.

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.513 and have a FIP of 5.16 as a team this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.79 (281 strikeouts vs 157 free passes). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 350. They have yielded 30 homers and they allow 5.16 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have given up 192 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.46 (166 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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