LG Twins vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Bo Gyeong Moon and the LG Twins (78-48, 1st in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, September 28, 2023, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (67-59, 4th in KBO).

LG is slugging .400 and have struck out 723 times, while taking a walk on 527 occasions. They have compiled 659 runs batted in as well as 1,241 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .284. The Twins have accrued 205 doubles as a team and have smacked 85 balls out of the stadium. They have 709 runs scored and hold an OBP of .365. As a squad, the LG Twins are notching 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 1st in the league.

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Bo Gyeong Moon is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. In his professional baseball career, Moon has slapped 27 balls out of the park while knocking in 166 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 1,323 times and came through with a base hit 331 times. Moon is sitting with a batting avereage of .290 for his career in baseball, with 165 scored runs and an OPS of .800. He has earned a slugging percentage of .430 in addition to having tallied 491 bases. He has been struck out 201 times and has walked on 149 occasions, which has contributed to a .370 on-base percentage.

The Twins have swiped 104 bags and have been thrown out 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 20.6%. The LG Twins have notched a total of 3,458 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,170 assists and 111 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .977 which is 9th in the league and have accumulated 113 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.06 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Twins pitchers have relinquished 65 home runs in addition to 544 runs (9th in KBO). LG has allowed 1,124 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 472 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.69 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 894 hitters.

Doosan has tallied 89 HRs this year in addition to 505 runs batted in. They have recorded 185 doubles, while taking a walk 444 times and scoring 554 runs. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .332 and a batting average of .256 for the year. The Bears have a team SLG% of .373 and they are recording 4.36 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have struck out on 870 instances (6th in the league) and have totaled 1,101 base hits.

Suk Hwan Yang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Yang has recorded a free base 205 times while striking out on 679 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .315 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .754. For the 2,963 at-bats in his baseball career, Yang has a batting average of .263 in addition to 779 base hits. He has tallied 371 runs and has 486 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 120 times, as well as 1,300 total bases and also a .439 slugging percentage.

Of their 91 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 55 times and been caught 36 times (39.6% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 1,146 assists, 101 errors and have notched a total of 3,408 putouts on the season.

The Doosan pitching staff have given up 550 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.89 (491 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 79 homers and they concede 4.36 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Bears have a WHIP of 1.350 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.07 (898 strikeouts vs 434 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,100.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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