Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, September 22, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (53-72, 9th in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (64-58, 4th in KBO) on Friday, September 22, 2023.

As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.4 runs/g, which has them sitting at 8th in KBO. They have a total of 538 runs and hold an OBP of .334. The Bears have tallied 182 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 86 balls out of the park. They have amassed 489 runs batted in as well as 1,070 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .257. Doosan is slugging .375 and have been called out on strikes 840 times, while being walked on 431 occasions.

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Suk Hwan Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his pro baseball career, Yang has slapped 120 baseballs out of the park while driving in 486 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .441 and he has totaled 1,299 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 3,236 times and has delivered with a hit 778 times. He has struck out 672 times and has walked on 205 occasions, contributing to a .316 on-base percentage. Yang has earned a batting average of .264 in his time in baseball, in addition to 370 scored runs and an OPS of .758.

The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 3,297 putouts this season, as well as 1,104 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them sitting 7th in Korean baseball and they have turned 91 double plays. The Bears have stolen 53 bases and have been thrown out 35 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 39.8%.

The Bears have an earned run average of 3.96 this season (3rd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 869 batters. Bears pitchers have given up 78 long balls and 541 total runs (8th in KBO). Doosan has conceded 1,078 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 483 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36.

Samsung has compiled 78 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 527 RBIs. They have recorded 179 doubles, while getting a free base 419 times and notching 554 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned a team on-base percentage of .335 as well as a team batting average of .265 over the course of the season. The Lions have a slugging percentage of .370 and they score 4.40 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 834 instances (7th in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,148 hits.

Jose Pirela is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Pirela has drawn a free base 731 times while striking out on 1,304 tries. His on-base percentage comes in at .349 and he also has a career OPS of .784. Over the course of the 8,231 at-bats in his pro career, Pirela has accumulated a batting average of .286 with 2,350 base hits. He has scored 1,287 runs and notched 1,072 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 209 times, in addition to having 3,578 bases in total and also a .435 slugging percentage.

Of their 97 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 69 times and been caught 28 times (28.9% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (2nd in the league). The Lions have recorded 1,240 assists, 89 errors and have a tally of 3,370 putouts on the campaign.

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.478 in addition to having a FIP of 5.18 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.96 (806 strikeouts vs 411 free passes). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,249. They have allowed 110 long balls and they surrender 5.18 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 647 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.68 (584 earned runs given up).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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