Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/22/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (41-31, 2nd in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, June 22, 2024, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (38-32, 4th in KBO).

The Bears have tallied 126 doubles as a squad and have knocked 73 balls out of the stadium. Doosan has a slugging % of .427 and have struck out 531 times, while taking a walk on 240 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are compiling 5.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 3rd in KBO. They have accumulated 376 runs batted in and 721 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .281. They have earned 400 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .347.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Kim has hit 248 balls over the fence while knocking in 887 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 5,240 times and came through with a base hit 1,274 times. Kim has earned a batting average of .283 for his baseball career, in addition to 751 scored runs and an OPS of .886. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .510 and he has racked up 2,291 bases. He has fanned 1,156 times and has gotten a free base on 650 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .375 on-base percentage.

The Bears have stolen 49 bags and have been thrown out 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 23.4%. The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 2,004 putouts for the season, as well as 667 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which puts them in 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 59 double plays.

The Bears have an ERA of 4.38 on the season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 540 hitters. Bears pitchers have conceded 64 long balls and also 365 runs (6th in baseball). Doosan has surrendered 711 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 325 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.86 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50.

Samsung has a total of 75 home runs this year to go along with 331 RBIs. They have put up 111 two-baggers, while getting a free base 255 times as well as earning 349 runs. The Samsung Lions are sitting with an on-base percentage of .344 and a batting average of .268 on the year. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .409 and they have an average of 4.92 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 567 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have 662 base hits.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo has earned a walk 446 times while fanning on 880 attempts. He has accumulated 828 runs in addition to having earned 723 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .381 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .884. He has homered 147 times, with 2,248 bases in total and also a .502 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,475 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has hit .316 with 1,412 base hits.

Of their 95 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 69 times and been caught 26 times (27.4% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 47 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (1st in the league). The Lions have accrued 607 assists, 43 errors and have notched a total of 1,908 putouts this year.

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.478 and have a FIP of 5.04 as a staff on the year. They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 677. The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 356 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.71 (333 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.87 (493 strikeouts vs 263 bases on balls). They have relinquished 75 long balls and they yield 5.04 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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