Doosan Bears vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (53-52, 5th in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (56-52, 4th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, August 9, 2024.

Doosan has a slugging percentage of .429 and have been called out on strikes 813 times, while being walked on 379 occasions. They have compiled 571 RBI's as well as 1,079 hits so far this season, while their batting average is .283. The Bears have tallied 186 doubles as a team and have knocked 112 balls out of the stadium. They have 604 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .352. As a team, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 5.5 runs per contest, which is 3rd in KBO.

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Jae Hwan Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 253 balls out of the park while knocking in 908 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .507 in addition to having tallied 2,335 bases. In his time in the Majors, he approached the plate 5,369 times and also came through with a base knock 1,299 times. He has fanned 1,200 times and has gotten a free base on 666 at-bats, contributing to a .374 OBP. Kim has hit .282 for his time in baseball, in addition to 769 runs scored and an OPS of .881.

The Bears have swiped 75 bags and have been caught 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%. The Doosan Bears have a tally of 2,944 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 968 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them ranked 1st in the league and have accumulated 87 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.81 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have conceded 100 home runs in addition to 568 total runs (5th in the league). Doosan has yielded 1,018 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and 514 earned runs. The Bears have a team ERA of 4.72 so far this year (4th in baseball), and they have struck out 826 batters.

The Landers hold a slugging % of .411 and they score 5.22 runs per game (9th in the league). They have recorded 168 two-baggers, while taking a walk 358 times as well as scoring 553 runs. SSG has accounted for 103 home runs for the year to go along with 529 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 788 occasions (5th in KBO) and are sitting with 1,009 base hits. The SSG Landers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .345 and a team batting average of .274 this season.

Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Heredia has recorded a walk 394 times while fanning on 674 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .356 and he has a career OPS of .759. Over the course of the 3,967 at-bats in his baseball career, Heredia is sitting with a batting avereage of .278 with 1,102 base knocks. He has accounted for 633 runs and racked up 463 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 82 times, in addition to having 1,598 total bases and a .403 slugging %.

The SSG Landers have turned 94 double plays and have a fielding rate of .976 (9th in KBO). The Landers have racked up 990 assists, 93 errors and have accumulated 2,804 putouts so far this season. Of their 118 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 86 times and been caught 32 times (27.1% caught stealing rate).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.537 and have a FIP of 5.78 as a squad on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 (879 strikeouts vs 464 walks). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 972. They have conceded 120 long balls and they relinquish 5.78 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The SSG pitching staff have allowed 600 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.20 (540 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan

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