Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (44-40, 3rd in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (37-44, 8th in KBO).

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have accumulated 357 runs while having a team OBP of .333. The Bears have accrued 122 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 60 balls out of the park. They have compiled 327 runs batted in in addition to 733 hits on the year, while their batting average is .255. Doosan has a slugging rate of .372 and have been called out on strikes 567 times, while being walked on 300 occasions.

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Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Yang is sitting with a batting avereage of .264 in his time in baseball, in addition to 352 scored runs and an OPS of .756. He has gone down on strikes 637 times and has taken a walk on 192 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .316 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, Yang has hit 115 balls over the fence while driving in 456 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .440 and he has racked up 1,234 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 3,073 times and has delivered a base knock 739 times.

The Doosan Bears have amassed 2,269 putouts this season, in addition to 751 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which is 8th in the league and have a total of 64 double plays. The Bears have swiped 31 bases and have been caught 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 47.5%.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Bears pitchers have given up 50 home runs and also 381 runs (6th in KBO). Doosan has allowed 749 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 338 earned runs. The Bears have an ERA of 4.02 for the year (6th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 605 batters.

Hanwha has recorded 57 HRs for the season as well as 338 runs batted in. They have 123 two-baggers, while taking a walk 336 times and notching 361 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have a team on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a batting average of .242 on the year. The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .346 and they score 4.25 runs per outing (7th in KBO). They have struck out on 698 instances (2nd in KBO) and have accounted for 700 hits.

Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For the 3,655 official at-bats in his pro career, Chae has a batting average of .297 with 1,084 hits. He has gone deep 107 times, with 1,622 total bases and also a .444 slugging percentage. Chae has drawn a free base 270 times while fanning on 679 occasions. He has a total of 485 runs in addition to having earned 646 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .358 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .802.

The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 77 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have 838 assists, 60 errors and have 2,306 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 81 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 45 times and been caught 36 times (44.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 371 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.96 (338 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 55 long balls and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.350 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.03 (637 strikeouts vs 314 walks). They rank 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 723.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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