Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 9/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (54-53, 6th in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, September 2, 2023, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (50-58, 7th in KBO).

As a unit, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have accumulated 470 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .333. The Bears have compiled 161 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 73 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 428 RBI's and 934 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .256. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .373 and have been rung up 737 times, while taking a walk on 382 occasions.

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Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his career, Yang has hit 118 balls out of the park while knocking in 473 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .439 in addition to racking up 1,268 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 3,173 times and came through with a base base hit 759 times. He has fanned 661 times and has taken a walk on 201 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .316 on-base percentage. Yang has hit .263 for his career, in addition to 362 scored runs and an OPS of .755.

The Bears have stolen 44 bags and have been thrown out 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 42.1%. The Doosan Bears have accumulated 2,893 putouts this year, in addition to 957 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which is 8th in Korean baseball and they have twisted 81 double plays.

The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 4.11 for the year (5th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 777 batters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 69 long balls in addition to 493 runs (6th in KBO). Doosan has surrendered 949 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 440 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37.

Lotte has hit 52 home runs for the year as well as 447 runs batted in. They have recorded 166 two-baggers, while taking a walk 399 times as well as scoring 482 runs. The Lotte Giants have compiled a team OBP of .335 in addition to a team batting average of .261 this season. The Giants have a team slugging % of .358 and they are scoring 4.46 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have been rung up on 743 instances (5th in baseball) and have 947 base hits.

Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Ahn has earned a walk 547 times while being called out on strikes on 836 plate appearances. He is sitting with 823 runs and has 833 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .363 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .800. He has hit the long ball 138 times, with 2,453 bases in total and also a .437 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,609 at-bats in his pro career, Ahn has earned a batting average of .298 and has racked up 1,669 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Giants have racked up 1,022 assists, 75 errors and have earned 2,878 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 99 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 66 times and been caught 33 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage).

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

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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