LG Twins vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (44-37, 3rd in KBO) will play the LG Twins (49-33, 1st in KBO) on Friday, July 28, 2023.

LG is slugging .389 and have been rung up 510 times, while getting the free base on 366 occasions. They have amassed 423 runs batted in as well as 814 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .282. The Twins have accumulated 143 doubles as a team and have knocked 44 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 445 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .369. As a team, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.3 runs per game, which is 1st in the league.

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Austin Dean is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. In his career, Dean has drilled 107 balls out of the park while knocking in 552 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 4,286 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,078 times. Dean has hit .280 for his career, with 570 scored runs and an OPS of .783. His slugging percentage is .439 in addition to having tallied 1,690 bases. He has been struck out 761 times and has been walked on 354 occasions, which has contributed to a .344 OBP.

The LG Twins have accumulated 2,287 putouts so far this season, in addition to 767 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .974 which has them ranked 9th in the league and they have twisted 79 double plays. The Twins have swiped 64 bags and have been caught 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 19.0%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Twins pitchers have yielded 41 home runs in addition to 362 total runs (6th in baseball). LG has surrendered 721 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 307 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 3.63 on the campaign (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 579 batters.

The Bears have a team slugging % of .375 and they score 4.24 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have hit 120 doubles, while getting a free base 295 times and scoring 348 runs. Doosan has 60 home runs for the year and 318 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 545 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 709 base knocks. The Doosan Bears hold an OBP of .335 in addition to a team batting average of .256 on the year.

Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has drawn a free base 191 times while being called out on strikes on 634 plate appearances. He has tallied 351 runs and racked up 456 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .315 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .756. He has hit it out of the park 115 times, in addition to having 1,231 total bases and a .441 slugging percentage. In the 2,793 at-bats in his pro career, Yang has earned a batting average of .264 in addition to 736 base hits.

In their 52 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 27 times and been caught 25 times (48.1% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 60 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (8th in the league). The Bears have accrued 712 assists, 63 errors and have accumulated 2,185 putouts so far this year.

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.362 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.40 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.13 (592 strikeouts against 278 free passes). They are currently ranked 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 714. They have surrendered 47 homers and they concede 4.40 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 356 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.88 (314 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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