Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (46-64, 10th in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (50-51, 5th in KBO) on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

The Bears have compiled 143 doubles as a team and have hit 70 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging % of .369 and have been rung up 696 times, while getting the free base on 357 occasions. As a team, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 9th in KBO. They have accrued 389 runs batted in and 869 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate sits at .253. They have racked up 425 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .330.

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Soo Bin Jung is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. For his pro baseball career, Jung has slapped 31 balls out of the park while knocking in 491 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .372 in addition to having tallied 1,724 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 5,300 times and has come through with a base hit 1,293 times. He has struck out 687 times and has walked on 448 occasions, contributing to a .349 OBP. Jung has hit .279 in his time in baseball, with 794 runs scored and an OPS of .721.

The Bears have swiped 39 bases and have been caught 32 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 45.1%. The Doosan Bears have amassed 2,728 putouts thus far, as well as 902 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which ranks 8th in KBO and have accumulated 77 double plays.

The Bears have a team ERA of 4.12 on the campaign (5th in the league), and they have rung up 731 hitters. Bears pitchers have relinquished 64 long balls and also 466 total runs (7th in the league). Doosan has given up 895 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 416 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36.

Kiwoom has accumulated 49 home runs for the year and 447 RBIs. They have put up 172 two-baggers, while getting a free base 389 times as well as putting up 467 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with an on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .254 for the year. The Heroes have a team slugging % of .345 and they score 4.13 runs per game (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 859 instances (1st in the league) and have recorded 1,001 hits.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. During the 2,816 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has earned a batting average of .297 in addition to having 835 base knocks. He has gone deep 25 times, with 1,096 total bases and also a .389 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a walk 265 times while striking out on 547 attempts. He has amassed 480 runs in addition to having 301 runs batted in. His OBP is .357 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .746.

Out of their 131 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 97 times and been caught 34 times (26.0% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 99 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in the league). The Heroes have racked up 1,122 assists, 81 errors and are sitting with 3,037 putouts this year.

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.426 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.80 as a team on the season. They sit at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,049. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 540 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.33 (487 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.98 (779 strikeouts against 394 free passes). They have conceded 65 homers and they relinquish 4.80 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom and under the total runs

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