SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (26-21, 4th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (25-21, 6th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

The Landers have hit 66 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 48 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging rate of .398 and have been rung up 364 times, while being walked on 161 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are notching 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have compiled 230 runs batted in and 434 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .266. They have racked up 241 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .340.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has slapped 21 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 178 runs. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 2,411 times and has come through with a base hit 592 times. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .276 for his time in baseball, with 333 scored runs and an OPS of .712. His career slugging percentage is .374 and he has a total of 802 bases. He has struck out 310 times and has walked on 188 occasions, contributing to a .338 on-base percentage.

The Landers have stolen 45 bags and have been caught 17 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 27.4%. The SSG Landers have accumulated 1,248 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 431 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .978 which has them sitting 9th in the league and have 41 double plays.

The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.47 this year (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 387 hitters. Landers pitchers have conceded 56 home runs and 276 runs in total (2nd in KBO). SSG has yielded 439 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 253 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.89 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.55.

The Doosan Bears have a team OBP of .351 and a team batting average of .282 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 351 occasions (7th in the league) and have a total of 475 base knocks. Doosan is sitting with 53 HRs over the course of the season as well as 261 runs batted in. The Bears have a SLG% of .438 and they are earning 5.59 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have 82 two-baggers, while getting a free base 169 times and earning 274 runs.

Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. Jung has recorded a walk 494 times while going down on strikes on 726 plate appearances. He has accumulated 855 runs in addition to having earned 510 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .350 and he also has a career OPS of .722. He has gone yard 34 times, in addition to having 1,840 total bases and a .372 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,949 official at-bats in his pro career, Jung has earned a batting average of .279 and has racked up 1,380 base hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 43 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (5th in Korean baseball). The Bears have accrued 449 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 1,317 putouts this year. Of their 32 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 27 times and been caught 5 times (15.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.465 and have a FIP of 4.86 as a staff this year. They sit at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 456. The Doosan pitching staff have yielded 237 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.22 (206 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.93 (360 strikeouts against 187 free passes). They have allowed 40 homers and they relinquish 4.86 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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