Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Whee Jip Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (26-38, 10th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (37-30, 4th in KBO) on Saturday, June 15, 2024.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 5.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have earned 373 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .346. The Bears have compiled 114 doubles as a squad and have hit 71 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 350 RBI's in addition to 667 hits on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .279. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .427 and have been rung up 505 times, while taking a walk on 226 occasions.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. For his career, Kim has slapped 248 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 885 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .510 and he has accumulated 2,281 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 5,219 times and has come through with a base hit 1,267 times. He has been struck out 1,151 times and has gotten a free base on 648 at-bats, contributing to a .375 OBP. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .283 for his time in baseball, in addition to 749 runs scored and an OPS of .885.

The Bears have swiped 48 bags and have been gunned down 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 22.6%. The Doosan Bears have amassed 1,872 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 622 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which puts them in 4th in the league and they have turned 56 double plays.

The Bears have an earned run average of 4.40 this season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 504 batters. Doosan has conceded 661 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 305 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.83 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have relinquished 61 home runs and also 344 total runs (3rd in KBO).

The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .385 and they score 4.64 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have notched 95 two-baggers, while taking a walk 223 times as well as notching 297 runs. Kiwoom has accounted for 49 HRs so far this season as well as 286 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 468 occasions (8th in baseball) and have totaled 597 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded a team on-base percentage of .342 and a batting average of .269 this year.

Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a free base 100 times while striking out on 235 tries. His OBP is .327 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .668. For the 772 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has earned a batting average of .227 in addition to 175 base knocks. He has tallied 95 runs and also has 95 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 17 times, as well as 263 total bases and also a .341 slugging %.

In their 73 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 52 times and been caught 21 times (28.8% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 581 assists, 52 errors and have a total of 1,696 putouts this season.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.508 in addition to having a FIP of 5.41 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 1.75 (405 strikeouts vs 232 walks). They come in at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 620. They have given up 61 home runs and they allow 5.41 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 340 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.89 (307 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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