Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (41-31, 2nd in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, June 23, 2024, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (38-32, 4th in KBO).

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are earning 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in KBO. They are sitting with 400 runs scored while having a team OBP of .347. The Bears have compiled 126 doubles as a team and have knocked 73 balls out of the park. They have compiled 376 RBI's and 721 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .281. Doosan is slugging .427 and have been called out on strikes 531 times, while getting the free base on 240 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. For his career, Ho has slapped 56 balls out of the park while knocking in 607 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .389 and he has racked up 1,891 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 5,502 times and got on base with a base hit 1,430 times. He has been struck out 430 times and has been walked on 388 occasions, which has contributed to a .358 OBP. Ho has earned a batting average of .294 for his career, with 736 scored runs and an OPS of .747.

The Doosan Bears have 2,004 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 667 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which is 4th in KBO and they have turned 59 double plays. The Bears have stolen 49 bases and have been caught 15 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 23.4%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have relinquished 64 home runs and also 365 total runs (6th in the league). Doosan has conceded 711 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 325 earned runs. The Bears hold a team earned run average of 4.38 for the season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 540 hitters.

The Samsung Lions have recorded an OBP of .344 and a batting average of .268 on the season. They have struck out on 567 occasions (2nd in the league) and have recorded 662 base knocks. Samsung has compiled 75 home runs for the year to go along with 331 runs batted in. The Lions have a slugging percentage of .409 and they average 4.92 runs per game (9th in the league). They have 111 doubles, while taking a walk 255 times as well as putting up 349 runs.

David MacKinnon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. MacKinnon has drawn a walk 454 times while fanning on 548 chances. He has scored 497 runs in addition to having 432 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .394 and he has earned a career OPS of .820. He has gone deep 63 times, in addition to having 1,353 total bases and a .426 slugging percentage. For the 3,176 at-bats in his career, MacKinnon has an average at the plate of .302 with 959 base knocks.

In their 95 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 69 times and been caught 26 times (27.4% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 607 assists, 43 errors and have a tally of 1,908 putouts this season.

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 356 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.71 (333 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 75 homers and they allow 5.04 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.478 and have a FIP of 5.04 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.87 (493 strikeouts against 263 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 677.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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