Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (61-55, 4th in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (62-52, 2nd in KBO).

As a team, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 4th in KBO. They are sitting with 653 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .356. The Bears have accounted for 200 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 124 balls out of the stadium. They have 620 runs batted in and 1,169 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is .285. Doosan is slugging .433 and have been called out on strikes 884 times, while drawing a walk on 419 occasions.

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Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Kang has hit 47 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 265 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 2,128 times and has delivered with a hit 505 times. Kang has an average at the plate of .260 for his career in baseball, with 271 runs scored and an OPS of .783. His career slugging percentage is .406 in addition to having tallied 789 bases. He has struck out 524 times and earned a walk on 117 occasions, contributing to a .307 on-base percentage.

The Bears have swiped 80 bags and have been thrown out 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 24.5%. The Doosan Bears have accumulated 3,157 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,040 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which ranks 2nd in Korean baseball and they have turned 89 double plays.

The Bears hold a team ERA of 4.87 so far this year (4th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 883 batters. Doosan has conceded 1,096 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 569 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.82 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have given up 110 home runs and also 623 runs (3rd in the league).

The Lions hold a slugging % of .423 and they score 5.24 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have hit 174 two-baggers, while taking a walk 428 times as well as scoring 608 runs. Samsung has recorded 140 home runs on the year to go along with 577 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 924 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have accounted for 1,078 base hits. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .269 so far this season.

Ji Chan Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Over the course of the 1,580 at-bats in his career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .283 and has racked up 447 hits. He has hit it out of the park 6 times, as well as 520 total bases and a .329 slugging %. Kim has recorded a free base 190 times while going down on strikes on 209 plate appearances. He is sitting with 300 runs in addition to having earned 109 RBIs. His on-base % is .366 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .695.

The Samsung Lions have turned 75 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have 995 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 3,104 putouts so far this season. Out of their 142 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 98 times and been caught 44 times (31.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 562 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.54 (522 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 125 dingers and they concede 4.89 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.432 in addition to having a FIP of 4.89 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 (792 strikeouts vs 387 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,094.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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