KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (30-23, 2nd in KBO) host the KT Wiz (23-28, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

KT has a slugging % of .413 and have been called out on strikes 406 times, while being walked on 208 occasions. They have 262 runs batted in and 518 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .281. The Wiz have hit 81 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 51 balls out of the park. They have racked up 285 runs while holding a team OBP of .356. As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which is 4th in baseball.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. In his career, Rojas has hit 241 balls out of the park while knocking in 978 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .456 and he has racked up 3,014 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 7,487 times and got on base with a base knock 1,823 times. He has fanned 1,593 times and has taken a walk on 746 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .353 on-base percentage. Rojas has accrued an average at the plate of .276 for his career in baseball, with 964 runs scored and an OPS of .809.

The Wiz have swiped 58 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 18.3%. The KT Wiz have earned 1,384 putouts on the year, in addition to 460 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and have earned 41 double plays.

The Wiz have a team ERA of 5.64 so far this year (10th in KBO), and they have rung up 406 hitters. KT has given up 533 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) as well as 289 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.55. Wiz pitchers have allowed 55 home runs and 307 runs (2nd in KBO).

The Doosan Bears have compiled an on-base percentage of .349 as well as a batting average of .281 this year. They have struck out on 394 occasions (6th in KBO) and have 531 hits. Doosan has accumulated 59 home runs so far this season to go along with 292 RBIs. The Bears have a team slugging % of .435 and they have an average of 5.56 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). The have tallied 91 doubles, while getting a free base 186 times and scoring 306 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Kim has tallied a free base 644 times while fanning on 1,136 attempts. He has compiled 745 runs in addition to having 876 RBIs. His on-base rate is .375 and he has a career OPS of .885. He has hit a home run 246 times, with 2,261 total bases and also a .510 slugging %. In the 4,435 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has an average at the plate of .283 in addition to 1,255 base hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 49 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have accrued 500 assists, 42 errors and have 1,473 putouts this year. Out of their 36 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 30 times and been caught 6 times (16.7% caught stealing rate).

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.462 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.82 as a pitching staff for the year. They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 507. The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 263 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.25 (232 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.88 (397 strikeouts against 211 free passes). They have conceded 46 long balls and they give up 4.82 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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