Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (15-17, 6th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (18-12, 3rd in KBO) on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are compiling 5.3 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have racked up 164 runs scored while having a team OBP of .356. The Lions have accounted for 53 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 30 balls out of the park. They have compiled 160 runs batted in and 296 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is at .272. Samsung has a slugging rate of .407 and have struck out 240 times, while being walked on 126 occasions.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Kim has slapped 10 balls over the fence while driving in 31 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .434 and he has racked up 95 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 247 times and has delivered a hit 52 times. He has struck out 75 times and has walked on 22 at-bats, contributing to a .309 OBP. Kim has a batting average of .237 for his career in baseball, in addition to 31 scored runs and an OPS of .743.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 845 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 268 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 1st in the league and have accumulated 25 double plays. The Lions have swiped 30 bags and have been caught 14 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.8%.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.48 this year (3rd in the league), and they have struck out 224 batters. Samsung has relinquished 281 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 140 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have allowed 30 long balls and 143 total runs (8th in baseball).

Doosan has 36 home runs on the year in addition to 165 runs batted in. They hit 49 two-baggers, while walking 108 times and putting up 175 runs. The Doosan Bears have recorded an on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a team batting average of .272 this year. The Bears have a team SLG% of .427 and they average 5.47 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 252 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 296 base hits.

Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has earned a free base 485 times while going down on strikes on 722 tries. His on-base rate is .350 and he has earned a career OPS of .723. For the 4,889 official at-bats in his pro career, Jung has hit .279 with 1,366 base hits. He is sitting with 841 runs and has 503 RBIs. He has hit a home run 33 times, with 1,821 total bases and also a .372 slugging %.

The Doosan Bears have turned 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 269 assists, 26 errors and have earned 843 putouts this year. Out of their 20 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 19 times and been caught 1 time (5.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.527 with a FIP of 5.41 as a staff over the course of the season. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 292. The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 169 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.74 (148 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.82 (250 strikeouts vs 137 free passes). They have allowed 27 dingers and they concede 5.41 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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