Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (47-40, 3rd in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (36-44, 8th in KBO).

The Bears have compiled 150 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 93 balls out of the stadium. Doosan is slugging .431 and have been called out on strikes 647 times, while being walked on 302 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are scoring 5.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 3rd in KBO. They have tallied 460 RBI's as well as 867 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .282. They have earned 489 runs while holding a team OBP of .350.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his pro baseball career, Kim has drilled 251 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 902 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 5,315 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,291 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .283 for his career, in addition to 760 scored runs and an OPS of .884. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .509 in addition to racking up 2,321 bases. He has fanned 1,178 times and has gotten a free base on 655 occasions, which contributes in part to a .374 on-base percentage.

The Doosan Bears have amassed 2,390 putouts thus far, in addition to 787 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and have 68 double plays. The Bears have stolen 57 bases and have been gunned down 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 24.0%.

The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 4.50 for the year (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 658 hitters. Doosan has given up 832 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 398 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have surrendered 82 home runs and also 445 total runs (6th in KBO).

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .422 and they average 5.51 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have recorded 160 two-baggers, while taking a walk 276 times as well as putting up 457 runs. Lotte has accounted for 68 home runs so far this season to go along with 424 RBIs. They have struck out on 632 occasions (7th in baseball) and have earned 822 base knocks. The Lotte Giants have accounted for an on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .281 so far this season.

Victor Reyes is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has drawn a free base 324 times while being called out on strikes on 937 chances. He has compiled 676 runs in addition to having earned 626 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .338 and he has earned a career OPS of .747. He has hit it out of the park 74 times, with 1,980 total bases and also a .409 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,847 at-bats in his professional career, Reyes has hit .293 with 1,419 base knocks.

The Lotte Giants have turned 85 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 816 assists, 62 errors and have notched a total of 2,193 putouts so far this year. Of their 87 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 61 times and been caught 26 times (29.9% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 446 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.08 (413 earned runs yielded). They have given up 80 dingers and they concede 5.49 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.555 in addition to having a FIP of 5.49 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 (627 strikeouts against 304 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 833.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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