Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (60-38, 1st in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (51-50, 4th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

As a team, the Doosan Bears are compiling 5.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 6th in KBO. They have 537 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .346. The Bears have earned 162 doubles as a squad and have knocked 103 balls out of the park. They have amassed 506 RBI's in addition to 975 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .276. Doosan owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have struck out 755 times, while drawing a walk on 349 occasions.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has recorded a batting average of .282 for his time in baseball, with 761 runs scored and an OPS of .881. He has struck out 1,195 times and has gotten a free base on 660 occasions, contributing to a .374 OBP. For his career, Kim has hit 252 balls out of the park while driving in 904 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .507 and he has racked up 2,326 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 5,345 times and got on base with a hit 1,293 times.

The Bears have stolen 72 bases and have been thrown out 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 25.0%. The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 2,752 putouts this season, as well as 910 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which is 1st in KBO and they have turned 81 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.80 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Bears pitchers have yielded 96 long balls and also 524 runs in total (4th in the league). Doosan has given up 938 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 473 earned runs. The Bears hold a team ERA of 4.64 on the campaign (4th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 767 batters.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .371 in addition to a batting average of .298 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 649 occasions (10th in KBO) and have accounted for 1,068 hits. Kia has knocked in 120 long balls so far this year in addition to 577 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .462 and they have an average of 6.11 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have hit 191 doubles, while taking a walk 392 times and scoring 611 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Brito has tallied a free base 493 times while striking out on 1,342 chances. His OBP comes in at .335 and he holds a career OPS of .774. Over the course of the 6,379 official at-bats in his career, Brito has hit .283 and has racked up 1,806 base knocks. He has a total of 970 runs and notched 853 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 157 times, as well as 2,799 total bases and a .439 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 100 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .974 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 1,007 assists, 100 errors and are sitting with 2,687 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 103 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 79 times and been caught 24 times (23.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have yielded 520 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.31 (429 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 97 homers and they concede 5.23 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.475 with a FIP of 5.23 as a team so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.98 (766 strikeouts vs 386 bases on balls). They rank 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 934.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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