Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (64-63, 4th in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (69-56, 2nd in KBO).

As a unit, the Doosan Bears are scoring 5.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in baseball. They have notched a total of 703 runs and have an on-base percentage of .350. The Bears have accumulated 214 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 134 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 665 runs batted in as well as 1,248 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .278. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .425 and have struck out 983 times, while taking a walk on 456 occasions.

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Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung is sitting with a batting avereage of .280 in his time in baseball, with 905 runs scored and an OPS of .725. He has gone down on strikes 768 times and has walked on 535 occasions, which contributes in part to a .353 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, Jung has drilled 35 baseballs over the fence while driving in 537 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .372 and he has totaled 1,941 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 6,004 times and has come through with a base hit 1,462 times.

The Bears have swiped 89 bases and have been caught 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 23.9%. The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 3,458 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,142 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 2nd in the league and have accumulated 100 double plays.

The Bears are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.86 this season (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 975 hitters. Bears pitchers have allowed 120 home runs and 679 runs (4th in the league). Doosan has allowed 1,202 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and 622 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The Samsung Lions have recorded a team on-base percentage of .346 in addition to a batting average of .267 for the year. They have been rung up on 1,012 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 1,171 base hits. Samsung has hit 154 home runs so far this year to go along with 633 RBIs. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .420 and they are earning 5.24 runs per contest (7th in the league). The have tallied 183 doubles, while taking a walk 467 times as well as racking up 665 runs.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For the 534 at-bats in his career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .242 in addition to 129 base knocks. He has hit a home run 28 times, with 240 bases in total and a .449 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a free base 49 times while striking out on 182 occasions. He has recorded 74 runs and has 85 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .306 and he holds a career OPS of .755.

Out of their 147 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 102 times and been caught 45 times (30.6% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 1,098 assists, 74 errors and have amassed 3,407 putouts for the season.

The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 615 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.53 (572 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 142 dingers and they surrender 4.87 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.422 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.87 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.09 (870 strikeouts vs 417 free passes). They sit at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,197.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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