Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 7/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins
Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPO-T
Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (49-44, 4th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, July 21, 2024, where they'll meet the LG Twins (49-42, 2nd in KBO).
Doosan has a slugging percentage of .423 and have been called out on strikes 702 times, while drawing a walk on 319 occasions. They have amassed 478 runs batted in as well as 912 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .278. The Bears have accounted for 153 doubles as a team and have knocked 96 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 509 runs scored and have an OBP of .347. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 5th in the league.
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Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Jung has hit 35 baseballs over the fence while driving in 525 runs. His career slugging percentage is .372 in addition to having tallied 1,895 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,850 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,423 times. He has struck out 749 times and has gotten a free base on 514 occasions, which has contributed to a .351 OBP. Jung has recorded a batting average of .279 for his time in baseball, with 885 scored runs and an OPS of .724.
The Doosan Bears are sitting with 2,551 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 842 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and have a total of 71 double plays. The Bears have swiped 62 bags and have been caught 21 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 25.3%.
The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.51 so far this season (2nd in the league), and they have struck out 707 hitters. Bears pitchers have relinquished 88 home runs and also 476 total runs (6th in the league). Doosan has given up 869 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 426 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.79 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49.
The Twins hold a team SLG% of .401 and they have an average of 5.39 runs per game (3rd in the league). They hit 140 two-baggers, while taking a walk 416 times as well as putting up 501 runs. LG has hit 69 HRs so far this season as well as 474 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 633 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned 886 base hits. The LG Twins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .365 and a team batting average of .281 on the season.
Chang-ki Hong is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Over the course of the 2,393 official at-bats in his pro career, Hong is sitting with a batting avereage of .309 with 739 hits. He has gone yard 18 times, with 956 total bases and a .399 slugging percentage. Hong has recorded a walk 438 times while striking out on 457 tries. He has a total of 468 runs in addition to having earned 272 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .429 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .828.
The LG Twins have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (5th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 857 assists, 70 errors and have earned a total of 2,469 putouts for the season. Of their 115 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 90 times and been caught 25 times (21.7% caught stealing percentage).
The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.513 with a FIP of 5.10 as a pitching staff on the season. They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 882. The LG pitching staff have conceded 466 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.56 (417 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 (688 strikeouts against 363 walks). They have given up 75 home runs and they surrender 5.10 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan
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