KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (46-43, 4th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, August 6, 2023, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (46-41, 3rd in KBO).

KT has a slugging rate of .368 and have been rung up 703 times, while drawing a walk on 331 occasions. They have accrued 395 RBI's in addition to 851 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is .267. The Wiz have accumulated 151 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 52 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 427 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .338. As a squad, the KT Wiz are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league.

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Sung-Woo Jang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Jang has hit .254 for his time in baseball, in addition to 295 runs scored and an OPS of .770. He has fanned 608 times and has gotten a free base on 336 at-bats, which has contributed to a .332 on-base %. In his career, Jang has hit 84 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 417 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .378 in addition to racking up 1,086 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 3,292 times and also came through with a base hit 729 times.

The KT Wiz are sitting with 2,448 putouts so far this season, as well as 870 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which puts them in 6th in KBO and have accumulated 70 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 67 bags and have been thrown out 8 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 10.7%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37. Wiz pitchers have allowed 59 long balls in addition to 412 total runs (4th in KBO). KT has given up 861 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 379 earned runs. The Wiz have a team ERA of 4.18 on the year (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 624 hitters.

Doosan has a total of 62 long balls for the year to go along with 339 RBIs. They have 128 doubles, while getting a free base 306 times as well as scoring 369 runs. The Doosan Bears have an OBP of .331 as well as a team batting average of .254 so far this year. The Bears hold a slugging % of .371 and they average 4.19 runs per game (8th in KBO). They have struck out on 595 occasions (7th in KBO) and have recorded 758 base hits.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. During the 5,315 at-bats in his pro career, Yang is sitting with a batting avereage of .308 in addition to having 1,638 base hits. He has gone deep 237 times, with 2,673 bases in total and a .503 slugging %. Yang has recorded a free base 617 times while striking out on 682 chances. He has accrued 798 runs and notched 987 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .392 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .895.

The Doosan Bears have twisted 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have accrued 782 assists, 69 errors and have amassed 2,359 putouts so far this season. Of their 62 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 33 times and been caught 29 times (46.8% caught stealing rate).

The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 395 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.01 (350 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 52 long balls and they concede 4.52 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Bears have a WHIP of 1.369 and have a FIP of 4.52 as a squad this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (632 strikeouts vs 305 walks). They come in at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 771.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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