Doosan Bears vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Doosan Bears vs LG Twins
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (68-66, 4th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, September 21, 2024, where they'll meet the LG Twins (69-64, 3rd in KBO).
Doosan has a slugging rate of .422 and have struck out 1,030 times, while being walked on 482 occasions. They have tallied 694 RBI's and 1,302 hits on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .277. The Bears have earned 225 two-baggers as a team and have hit 139 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 735 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .349. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league.
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Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Kim has hit 260 balls out of the park while driving in 923 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 5,477 times and has come through with a base knock 1,328 times. Kim has hit .283 for his time in baseball, in addition to 786 scored runs and an OPS of .883. His slugging percentage sits at .508 and he has racked up 2,388 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,229 times and has taken a walk on 678 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .375 on-base percentage.
The Bears have swiped 95 bags and have been caught 28 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.8%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 3,641 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,203 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and have a total of 106 double plays.
The Bears hold a team earned run average of 4.84 on the year (4th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 1,027 batters. Doosan has surrendered 1,262 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 652 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.84 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have given up 127 home runs and 711 runs in total (8th in KBO).
LG has accumulated 100 home runs this year in addition to 705 runs batted in. They hit 223 two-baggers, while getting a free base 587 times as well as scoring 745 runs. The LG Twins hold an OBP of .366 as well as a team batting average of .282 over the course of the season. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .407 and they are scoring 5.52 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have struck out on 913 occasions (9th in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,295 base hits.
Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has recorded a free base 438 times while fanning on 863 attempts. His OBP is .350 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .811. During the 4,552 at-bats in his professional career, Dean has compiled an average at the plate of .286 with 1,302 base knocks. He has accumulated 703 runs in addition to having earned 708 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 150 times, with 2,095 total bases and also a .460 slugging %.
The LG Twins have turned 126 double plays and have a fielding percentage 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. Of their 158 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 119 times and been caught 39 times (24.7% caught stealing rate).
The LG pitching staff have conceded 686 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.64 (616 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 115 dingers and they concede 5.16 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.508 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 (1,013 strikeouts vs 510 free passes). They rank 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,294.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LG and under the total runs
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