Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (5-3, 3rd in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (3-5, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 2.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have accumulated 19 runs while holding a team OBP of .295. The Heroes have recorded 11 two-baggers as a team and have hit 1 ball out of the stadium. They have tallied 17 runs batted in as well as 63 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is .228. Kiwoom is slugging .286 and have struck out 61 times, while getting the free base on 22 occasions.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has accrued an average at the plate of .341 for his time in baseball, in addition to 534 scored runs and an OPS of .901. He has struck out 284 times and has taken a walk on 337 occasions, which has contributed to a .406 on-base %. For his career, Lee has hit 60 balls over the fence while knocking in 471 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .494 and he has a total of 1,565 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 3,587 times and has come through with a base knock 1,081 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 210 putouts for the season, in addition to 70 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is at .962 which puts them in 9th in the league and they have turned 9 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 13 bags and have been thrown out 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 35.0%.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 4.24 so far this year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 67 hitters. Kiwoom has relinquished 73 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 33 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 4 home runs in addition to 40 total runs (1st in baseball).

Doosan has hit 7 home runs so far this season to go along with 32 runs batted in. They have recorded 10 doubles, while walking 36 times as well as scoring 35 runs. The Doosan Bears have tallied a team on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a team batting average of .244 on the season. The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .363 and they score 4.38 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have been rung up on 50 occasions (4th in baseball) and have accounted for 64 base hits.

Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has recorded a free base 551 times while striking out on 979 tries. He has accumulated 682 runs in addition to having earned 799 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .380 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .909. He has hit a home run 226 times, with 2,051 bases in total and a .529 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,876 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has an average at the plate of .291 in addition to having 1,126 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .970 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have 72 assists, 9 errors and have 220 putouts during this campaign. In their 6 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 2 times and been caught 4 times (66.7% caught stealing rate).

The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 33 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.69 (30 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 4 homers and they give up 4.05 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.464 with a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.81 (65 strikeouts vs 36 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 71.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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