Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (68-66, 4th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, September 20, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (69-64, 3rd in KBO).

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 5.4 runs per contest, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have a total of 735 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349. The Bears have tallied 225 doubles as a team and have hit 139 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 694 RBI's in addition to 1,302 base knocks this season, while their batting average is .277. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .422 and have struck out 1,030 times, while taking a walk on 482 occasions.

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Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Jung has drilled 36 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 542 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .372 and he has a total of 1,952 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 6,037 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,469 times. He has been struck out 774 times and earned a walk on 539 at-bats, contributing to a .353 OBP. Jung has an average at the plate of .280 in his time in baseball, with 908 runs scored and an OPS of .725.

The Bears have swiped 95 bags and have been thrown out 28 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.8%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 3,641 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,203 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which puts them in 2nd in the league and have accumulated 106 double plays.

The Bears have an ERA of 4.84 this year (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,027 hitters. Doosan has given up 1,262 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 652 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.84 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have given up 127 home runs and also 711 runs (8th in KBO).

The LG Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .366 and a batting average of .282 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 913 instances (9th in KBO) and have totaled 1,295 base knocks. LG has 100 home runs this season and 705 RBIs. The Twins have a SLG% of .407 and they score 5.52 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have 223 doubles, while getting a free base 587 times as well as putting up 745 runs.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. In the 2,561 at-bats in his career, Hong has a batting average of .311 in addition to 796 base knocks. He has hit it out of the park 18 times, as well as 1,023 total bases and a .399 slugging percentage. Hong has drawn a free base 466 times while striking out on 490 occasions. He has a total of 494 runs in addition to having earned 297 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .430 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .829.

Out of their 158 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 119 times and been caught 39 times (24.7% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 126 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Twins have accrued 1,270 assists, 98 errors and have earned a total of 3,588 putouts for the season.

The LG pitching staff have surrendered 686 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.64 (616 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 115 long balls and they allow 5.16 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.508 with a FIP of 5.16 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 (1,013 strikeouts against 510 free passes). They sit at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,294.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG

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