Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (36-39, 6th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (42-36, 3rd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

The Bears have earned 113 doubles as a team and have hit 56 balls out of the stadium. Doosan has a slugging % of .372 and have been rung up 517 times, while being walked on 286 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have tallied 304 runs batted in in addition to 688 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .257. They have accounted for 333 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336.

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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his pro baseball career, Yang has hit 236 balls out of the park while knocking in 984 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 6,170 times and came through with a base hit 1,629 times. Yang has accumulated a batting average of .308 for his baseball career, with 794 scored runs and an OPS of .895. His slugging percentage is .503 in addition to earning 2,658 bases. He has struck out 677 times and has gotten a free base on 614 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .392 OBP.

The Bears have swiped 26 bags and have been thrown out 24 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 48.0%. The Doosan Bears are sitting with 2,104 putouts this year, in addition to 686 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and they have twisted 58 double plays.

The Bears have an earned run average of 3.89 this season (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 568 hitters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and 342 total runs (7th in baseball). Doosan has yielded 686 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 303 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Kia has hit 53 HRs on the year in addition to 318 runs batted in. The have tallied 105 doubles, while taking a walk 256 times as well as racking up 341 runs. The Kia Tigers are sitting with a team OBP of .331 and a batting average of .260 so far this year. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .367 and they tally 4.49 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 545 instances (6th in the league) and have 674 base knocks.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has earned a free base 1,056 times while being called out on strikes on 1,292 occasions. His on-base percentage is .402 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .935. For the 7,286 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has earned a batting average of .312 with 2,271 base knocks. He has tallied 1,200 runs in addition to having 1,507 RBIs. He has homered 367 times, with 3,884 total bases and a .533 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have twisted 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in the league). The Tigers have accrued 672 assists, 48 errors and have accumulated 2,015 putouts this season. Out of their 68 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 54 times and been caught 14 times (20.6% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have conceded 319 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.81 (284 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 39 dingers and they relinquish 4.27 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.436 in addition to having a FIP of 4.27 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.66 (550 strikeouts vs 332 bases on balls). They sit at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 632.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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