Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (36-39, 6th in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (42-36, 3rd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

Doosan has a slugging percentage of .372 and have been rung up 517 times, while drawing a walk on 286 occasions. They have accounted for 304 runs batted in in addition to 688 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .257. The Bears have tallied 113 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 56 balls out of the park. They have a total of 333 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in baseball.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his career, Ho has hit 49 balls out of the park while driving in 551 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .385 and he has a total of 1,718 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 5,062 times and has come through with a base hit 1,307 times. He has fanned 404 times and has taken a walk on 360 occasions, which has contributed to a .357 on-base percentage. Ho has compiled an average at the plate of .293 in his time in baseball, in addition to 677 runs scored and an OPS of .742.

The Bears have swiped 26 bags and have been caught 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 48.0%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 2,104 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 686 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and they have turned 58 double plays.

The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 3.89 for the season (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 568 batters. Bears pitchers have given up 46 home runs and 342 runs (7th in baseball). Doosan has conceded 686 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 303 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.13 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .367 and they score 4.49 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They hit 105 doubles, while getting a free base 256 times as well as notching 341 runs. Kia has 53 home runs so far this season and 318 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 545 occasions (6th in the league) and are sitting with 674 base hits. The Kia Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .260 this year.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has drawn a free base 204 times while being called out on strikes on 402 tries. He has amassed 313 runs and also has 226 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .306 and he also has a career OPS of .611. He has hit the long ball 12 times, in addition to having 720 total bases and a .305 slugging percentage. For the 2,361 official at-bats in his career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .246 with 581 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 77 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in the league). The Tigers have accrued 672 assists, 48 errors and are sitting with 2,015 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 68 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 54 times and been caught 14 times (20.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 319 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.81 (284 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 39 home runs and they concede 4.27 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.436 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.66 (550 strikeouts against 332 walks). They rank 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 632.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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