Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (54-53, 6th in KBO) are headed to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, September 1, 2023, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (50-58, 7th in KBO).

The Bears have earned 161 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 73 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging % of .373 and have struck out 737 times, while drawing a walk on 382 occasions. As a team, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have amassed 428 runs batted in in addition to 934 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .256. They have tallied 470 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .333.

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Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For his career, Jung has hit 31 baseballs out of the park while driving in 491 runs. His slugging percentage is .372 and he has totaled 1,728 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 5,312 times and has come through with a base hit 1,297 times. He has fanned 688 times and earned a walk on 450 occasions, which has contributed to a .349 on-base percentage. Jung is sitting with a batting avereage of .279 for his career in baseball, with 799 scored runs and an OPS of .721.

The Doosan Bears are sitting with 2,893 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 957 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which is 8th in the league and have accumulated 81 double plays. The Bears have stolen 44 bags and have been caught 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 42.1%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Bears pitchers have conceded 69 home runs and also 493 runs in total (5th in baseball). Doosan has given up 949 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 440 earned runs. The Bears have an ERA of 4.11 for the season (5th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 777 hitters.

Lotte has compiled 52 home runs this season to go along with 447 runs batted in. They have recorded 166 doubles, while taking a walk 399 times as well as putting up 482 runs. The Lotte Giants have accounted for a team OBP of .335 as well as a team batting average of .261 on the year. The Giants have a team slugging % of .358 and they score 4.46 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have been rung up on 743 instances (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 947 base knocks.

Min Suk Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Kim has drawn a walk 32 times while striking out on 107 chances. He has recorded 58 runs and also has 36 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .321 and he has earned a career OPS of .672. He has homered 4 times, as well as 136 total bases and also a .351 slugging percentage. For the 387 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has earned a batting average of .264 in addition to having 102 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have twisted 81 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in KBO). The Giants have 1,022 assists, 75 errors and have notched a total of 2,878 putouts during this campaign. Of their 99 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 66 times and been caught 33 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.496 and have a FIP of 4.86 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,019. The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 518 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.34 (463 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 (789 strikeouts vs 416 bases on balls). They have relinquished 61 homers and they relinquish 4.86 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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