Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/26/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2026
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPO-T
Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-160) Doosan (+132)
Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (54-34, 1st in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, July 26, 2026, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (47-42, 5th in KBO). The moneyline on this game has the Lions coming in at -160 and the Bears are at +132. The total opens at 8.5.
As a unit, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.8 runs/g, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They have 529 runs while holding a team OBP of .371. The Lions have recorded 142 doubles as a team and have knocked 80 balls out of the stadium. They have 503 RBI's as well as 883 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .278. Samsung has a slugging rate of .410 and have struck out 627 times, while being walked on 434 occasions.
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Lewin Diaz is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Diaz has hit 231 balls out of the park while knocking in 857 runs. His slugging percentage is .480 and he has a total of 2,257 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 5,264 times and has delivered with a hit 1,270 times. He has struck out 969 times and has taken a walk on 450 occasions, which has contributed to a .337 on-base %. Diaz has earned a batting average of .270 for his baseball career, with 642 scored runs and an OPS of .817.
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The Samsung Lions have a total of 2,457 putouts this season, in addition to 905 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 1st in Korean baseball and have a total of 76 double plays. The Lions have swiped 64 bags and have been thrown out 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.1%.
The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.07 so far this year (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 679 batters. Lions pitchers have surrendered 87 home runs and 404 runs (10th in the league). Samsung has conceded 799 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 370 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.38.
Doosan has tallied 72 HRs on the year and 409 runs batted in. They have recorded 138 two-baggers, while taking a walk 323 times and putting up 436 runs. The Doosan Bears hold an on-base percentage of .343 as well as a batting average of .270 so far this year. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .397 and they average 4.69 runs per game (8th in the league). They have struck out on 652 occasions (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 861 base hits.
Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has drawn a free base 753 times while fanning on 859 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .389 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .887. Over the course of the 6,655 official at-bats in his pro career, Yang has accumulated a batting average of .307 with 2,043 base hits. He has amassed 961 runs and racked up 1,241 runs batted in. He has gone yard 294 times, with 3,313 total bases and a .498 slugging percentage.
The Doosan Bears have turned 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (10th in KBO). The Bears have recorded 819 assists, 71 errors and have earned 2,483 putouts on the season. Out of their 80 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 67 times and been caught 13 times (16.3% caught stealing rate).
The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.387 with a FIP of 4.51 as a unit for the season. They rank 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 829. The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 415 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.90 (358 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.44 (777 strikeouts against 318 bases on balls). They have surrendered 69 long balls and they concede 4.51 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-160)
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