Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (37-30, 4th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, June 14, 2024, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (26-38, 10th in KBO).

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are compiling 5.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in KBO. They have notched a total of 373 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .346. The Bears have tallied 114 doubles as a team and have hit 71 balls out of the park. They have tallied 350 RBI's and 667 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is .279. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .427 and have struck out 505 times, while taking a walk on 226 occasions.

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Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. For his career, Jung has hit 34 balls out of the park while knocking in 515 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 5,750 times and has come through with a base hit 1,396 times. Jung has accumulated a batting average of .279 for his baseball career, in addition to 867 runs scored and an OPS of .721. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .371 and he has totaled 1,861 bases. He has fanned 738 times and has been walked on 501 occasions, contributing to a .350 OBP.

The Doosan Bears have amassed 1,872 putouts thus far, as well as 622 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which ranks 4th in the league and have accumulated 56 double plays. The Bears have swiped 48 bags and have been thrown out 14 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.6%.

The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 4.40 for the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 504 hitters. Doosan has surrendered 661 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 305 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have surrendered 61 home runs and also 344 total runs (3rd in the league).

Kiwoom has compiled 49 home runs this year in addition to 286 runs batted in. They have 95 doubles, while walking 223 times as well as racking up 297 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team OBP of .342 in addition to a batting average of .269 this year. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .385 and they score 4.64 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have struck out on 468 occasions (8th in the league) and have a total of 597 base hits.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a free base 298 times while being called out on strikes on 585 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .362 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .763. During the 3,150 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .302 with 951 hits. He has accounted for 542 runs and racked up 348 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 35 times, with 1,264 total bases and also a .401 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 62 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (8th in the league). The Heroes have racked up 581 assists, 52 errors and have a tally of 1,696 putouts on the campaign. Of their 73 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 52 times and been caught 21 times (28.8% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.508 and have a FIP of 5.41 as a pitching staff on the year. They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 620. The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 340 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.89 (307 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.75 (405 strikeouts against 232 bases on balls). They have given up 61 dingers and they concede 5.41 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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