Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, May 17, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (25-20, 4th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (13-26, 10th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 17, 2024.

The Giants have accrued 71 doubles as a team and have smacked 29 balls out of the park. Lotte is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 323 times, while getting the free base on 124 occasions. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in KBO. They have earned 171 runs batted in and 381 hits for the season, while their team batting average is .269. They are sitting with 183 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his career, Reyes has drilled 72 balls out of the park while knocking in 584 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 5,077 times and got on base with a hit 1,355 times. Reyes has an average at the plate of .290 for his baseball career, with 653 runs scored and an OPS of .741. His slugging percentage is .405 and he has totaled 1,894 bases. He has been struck out 911 times and has been walked on 313 occasions, contributing to a .336 OBP.

The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 1,051 putouts on the year, as well as 405 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .978 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have a total of 38 double plays. The Giants have swiped 32 bags and have been gunned down 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 34.7%.

The Giants hold a team earned run average of 5.19 for the season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 300 hitters. Lotte has surrendered 409 base knocks (10.5 per 9 innings) and 202 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.60. Giants pitchers have given up 42 long balls and 219 runs (6th in KBO).

The Doosan Bears have earned an OBP of .354 and a team batting average of .287 on the year. They have struck out on 318 instances (7th in baseball) and have tallied 440 hits. Doosan is sitting with 48 HRs for the season to go along with 242 runs batted in. The Bears have a slugging percentage of .445 and they score 5.67 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have hit 79 two-baggers, while getting a free base 153 times and recording 255 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Kim has drawn a free base 641 times while fanning on 1,126 plate appearances. His on-base % is .375 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .884. In the 4,402 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .283 with 1,245 hits. He has scored 741 runs and racked up 869 runs batted in. He has gone deep 243 times, with 2,242 total bases and a .509 slugging %.

Of their 27 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 24 times and been caught 3 times (11.1% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 40 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Bears have accrued 404 assists, 33 errors and have accumulated 1,191 putouts on the campaign.

The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 219 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.33 (191 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 37 home runs and they allow 4.96 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.494 with a FIP of 4.96 as a squad on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.86 (330 strikeouts vs 177 bases on balls). They come in at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 416.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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