Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (25-20, 4th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (13-26, 10th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in KBO. They have earned 183 runs while holding a team OBP of .335. The Giants have accumulated 71 doubles as a team and have hit 29 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 171 RBI's as well as 381 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is at .269. Lotte has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 323 times, while being walked on 124 occasions.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Jeon has accrued an average at the plate of .300 for his career, in addition to 1,016 scored runs and an OPS of .830. He has struck out 1,028 times and has walked on 567 occasions, which contributes in part to a .364 OBP. In his career, Jeon has hit 203 balls out of the park while driving in 919 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .466 in addition to having tallied 2,890 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to the plate 6,951 times and has come through with a hit 1,862 times.

The Lotte Giants have accounted for 1,051 putouts thus far, as well as 405 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which ranks 7th in KBO and have 38 double plays. The Giants have swiped 32 bags and have been gunned down 17 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 34.7%.

The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 5.19 this season (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 300 batters. Giants pitchers have allowed 42 long balls and also 219 runs in total (6th in KBO). Lotte has given up 409 hits (10.5 per 9 innings) as well as 202 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.97 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.60.

Doosan has accounted for 48 home runs for the year in addition to 242 RBIs. They have 79 doubles, while taking a walk 153 times as well as recording 255 runs. The Doosan Bears have compiled an OBP of .354 as well as a batting average of .287 so far this year. The Bears have a SLG% of .445 and they are recording 5.67 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 318 instances (7th in KBO) and have tallied 440 base knocks.

Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Ho has drawn a free base 384 times while striking out on 428 occasions. He has amassed 728 runs and notched 600 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .358 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .747. He has hit it out of the park 55 times, with 1,867 total bases and a .389 slugging percentage. During the 4,805 at-bats in his pro career, Ho has recorded a batting average of .294 and has racked up 1,414 base knocks.

Out of their 27 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 24 times and been caught 3 times (11.1% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Bears have racked up 404 assists, 33 errors and have 1,191 putouts so far this year.

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.494 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.96 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.86 (330 strikeouts against 177 free passes). They are currently ranked 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 416. They have given up 37 home runs and they give up 4.96 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 219 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.33 (191 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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