Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/24/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, August 24, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (51-51, 5th in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, August 24, 2023, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (46-65, 10th in KBO).

As a team, the Doosan Bears are compiling 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have earned a total of 431 runs scored and have an OBP of .330. The Bears have tallied 145 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 71 balls out of the park. They have tallied 395 RBI's in addition to 880 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .253. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .370 and have been called out on strikes 704 times, while getting the free base on 357 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Ho has hit 51 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 562 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,148 times and has delivered a base hit 1,328 times. Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .292 for his career, in addition to 686 runs scored and an OPS of .741. His slugging percentage sits at .385 and he has accumulated 1,752 bases. He has gone down on strikes 409 times and has gotten a free base on 365 occasions, contributing to a .356 OBP.

The Bears have stolen 39 bases and have been caught 32 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 45.1%. The Doosan Bears have earned 2,755 putouts this season, in addition to 912 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which ranks 8th in Korean baseball and have a total of 77 double plays.

The Bears have an earned run average of 4.09 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 741 hitters. Bears pitchers have conceded 64 home runs in addition to 467 runs in total (6th in the league). Doosan has given up 901 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 417 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Heroes hold a slugging % of .344 and they are earning 4.11 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have recorded 174 two-baggers, while walking 390 times and putting up 468 runs. Kiwoom has knocked in 49 home runs so far this season to go along with 448 runs batted in. They have struck out on 869 instances (1st in KBO) and have accounted for 1,007 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied an on-base percentage of .326 and a batting average of .254 this year.

Hyung Jong Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has drawn a free base 227 times while being called out on strikes on 460 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .355 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .779. In the 2,223 at-bats in his career, Lee has hit .274 with 608 base hits. He has tallied 318 runs in addition to having 286 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 66 times, as well as 943 total bases and a .424 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 101 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 1,135 assists, 83 errors and have notched a total of 3,064 putouts for the season. Out of their 132 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 98 times and been caught 34 times (25.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.424 in addition to having a FIP of 4.81 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.00 (787 strikeouts vs 394 free passes). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,060. They have yielded 66 homers and they relinquish 4.81 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 546 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.32 (490 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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