Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-144) Lotte (+120)

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (8-11, 6th in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, April 23, 2026, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (6-13, 9th in KBO). The Bears open this matchup at -144 while the Giants are coming in at +120. The total opens at 9.

The Bears have hit 34 two-baggers as a team and have hit 16 balls out of the park. Doosan is slugging .379 and have struck out 151 times, while drawing a walk on 73 occasions. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which is 8th in KBO. They have earned 83 RBI's and 166 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .244. They have accounted for 90 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .327.

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Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. For his career, Jung has hit 43 baseballs out of the park while driving in 589 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .368 in addition to racking up 2,139 bases. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 6,697 times and has notched a base hit 1,610 times. He has struck out 848 times and has taken a walk on 614 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .353 OBP. Jung has an average at the plate of .277 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,010 runs scored and an OPS of .721.

The Doosan Bears are sitting with 534 putouts this season, in addition to 176 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which puts them in 7th in Korean baseball and have 17 double plays. The Bears have stolen 12 bags and have been caught 1 time, which means their caught stealing percentage is 7.7%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Bears pitchers have surrendered 16 long balls in addition to 109 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Doosan has conceded 177 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and 91 earned runs. The Bears hold a team ERA of 4.60 so far this year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 170 batters.

Lotte has compiled 17 long balls on the year in addition to 56 RBIs. They hit 28 two-baggers, while taking a walk 60 times and putting up 58 runs. The Lotte Giants have an OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .246 on the year. The Giants have a SLG% of .376 and they are scoring 3.05 runs per game (10th in the league). They have struck out on 139 occasions (8th in the league) and have recorded 158 hits.

Dong Hee Yoon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Yoon has earned a walk 147 times while striking out on 267 attempts. He has amassed 200 runs in addition to having 187 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .359 and he has earned a career OPS of .773. He has homered 28 times, with 548 bases in total and also a .414 slugging %. For the 1,325 at-bats in his career, Yoon has an average at the plate of .282 with 374 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (5th in KBO). The Giants have 171 assists, 12 errors and have earned 499 putouts so far this year. Out of their 22 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 15 times and been caught 7 times (31.8% caught stealing rate).

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.529 with a FIP of 5.19 as a unit so far this year. They have a ranking of 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 165. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 96 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.71 (87 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.67 (149 strikeouts against 89 walks). They have given up 11 homers and they relinquish 5.19 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+120)

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