Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (46-64, 10th in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (50-51, 5th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

Doosan has a slugging % of .369 and have been called out on strikes 696 times, while being walked on 357 occasions. They have 389 RBI's in addition to 869 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .253. The Bears have compiled 143 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 70 balls out of the park. They have racked up 425 runs while holding a team OBP of .330. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 9th in baseball.

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Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For his pro baseball career, Yang has hit 118 balls out of the park while driving in 465 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 3,146 times and has reached base with a base knock 753 times. Yang has hit .263 in his time in baseball, with 359 runs scored and an OPS of .756. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .440 in addition to having tallied 1,260 bases. He has gone down on strikes 655 times and has walked on 200 occasions, contributing to a .316 OBP.

The Bears have swiped 39 bases and have been caught 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 45.1%. The Doosan Bears are sitting with 2,728 putouts on the campaign, as well as 902 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding rate is at .979 which is 8th in the league and have a total of 77 double plays.

The Bears are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.12 on the year (5th in the league), and they have rung up 731 batters. Doosan has conceded 895 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 416 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Bears pitchers have conceded 64 home runs and also 466 runs in total (7th in the league).

The Heroes have a team slugging % of .345 and they have an average of 4.13 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have hit 172 doubles, while getting a free base 389 times and recording 467 runs. Kiwoom is sitting with 49 home runs so far this year to go along with 447 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 859 instances (1st in baseball) and have recorded 1,001 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an OBP of .327 and a batting average of .254 on the season.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 3,475 at-bats in his pro career, Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .340 with 1,181 hits. He has gone deep 65 times, in addition to having 1,706 bases in total and a .491 slugging percentage. Lee has tallied a free base 383 times while fanning on 304 plate appearances. He has accumulated 581 runs and racked up 515 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .407 and he holds a career OPS of .898.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 99 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 1,122 assists, 81 errors and have accumulated 3,037 putouts for the year. Of their 131 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 97 times and been caught 34 times (26.0% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 540 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.33 (487 earned runs allowed). They have given up 65 homers and they relinquish 4.80 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.426 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.80 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.98 (779 strikeouts against 394 free passes). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,049.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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