Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (37-44, 8th in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (44-40, 3rd in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have accounted for 357 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .333. The Bears have earned 122 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 60 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 327 runs batted in and 733 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .255. Doosan is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 567 times, while drawing a walk on 300 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his career, Ho has drilled 50 balls out of the park while driving in 557 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,086 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,312 times. Ho has recorded a batting average of .292 for his career, with 680 scored runs and an OPS of .741. He has earned a slugging percentage of .385 and he has racked up 1,727 bases. He has been struck out 405 times and has been walked on 360 occasions, contributing to a .356 on-base %.

The Bears have stolen 31 bases and have been gunned down 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 47.5%. The Doosan Bears are sitting with 2,269 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 751 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .979 which puts them in 8th in the league and have accumulated 64 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.04 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38. Bears pitchers have surrendered 50 home runs and also 381 runs (6th in KBO). Doosan has conceded 749 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 338 earned runs. The Bears hold a team earned run average of 4.02 this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 605 batters.

Hanwha has hit 57 long balls this year to go along with 338 RBIs. They have put up 123 doubles, while getting a free base 336 times as well as scoring 361 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated a team OBP of .328 in addition to a batting average of .242 over the course of the season. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .346 and they are recording 4.25 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 698 instances (2nd in KBO) and are sitting with 700 base hits.

Eun-won Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Jung has drawn a walk 351 times while being called out on strikes on 452 attempts. His on-base percentage is .361 and he holds a career OPS of .720. For the 2,314 at-bats in his baseball career, Jung is sitting with a batting avereage of .263 with 609 hits. He has compiled 337 runs in addition to having 216 runs batted in. He has gone deep 31 times, with 830 total bases and also a .359 slugging percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have accrued 838 assists, 60 errors and have accounted for 2,306 putouts so far this season. In their 81 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 45 times and been caught 36 times (44.4% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.350 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a team so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.03 (637 strikeouts vs 314 bases on balls). They sit at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 723. They have allowed 55 long balls and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 371 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.96 (338 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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