Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (35-24, 1st in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, June 8, 2024, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (34-27, 4th in KBO).

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They have earned 334 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .359. The Tigers have hit 103 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 64 balls out of the park. They have accrued 317 RBI's in addition to 611 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .288. Kia has a slugging rate of .436 and have struck out 394 times, while drawing a walk on 219 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Choi has hit 24 baseballs out of the park while driving in 104 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 892 times and has come through with a base hit 231 times. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .291 for his baseball career, with 158 scored runs and an OPS of .815. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .462 and he has a total of 367 bases. He has been struck out 173 times and earned a walk on 74 occasions, contributing to a .353 OBP.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 1,616 putouts for the season, in addition to 606 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .972 which puts them in 10th in Korean baseball and they have turned 62 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 50 bases and have been gunned down 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 21.9%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.89 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48. Tigers pitchers have yielded 61 home runs and also 299 runs in total (10th in the league). Kia has conceded 558 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 248 earned runs. The Tigers have an ERA of 4.15 this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 445 hitters.

Doosan has knocked in 66 HRs so far this season as well as 324 runs batted in. They have notched 107 two-baggers, while walking 209 times as well as racking up 344 runs. The Doosan Bears have tallied an on-base percentage of .345 and a batting average of .277 this season. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .430 and they average 5.46 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 467 instances (4th in the league) and have earned 602 base hits.

Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has recorded a free base 385 times while striking out on 428 attempts. He has a total of 729 runs in addition to having 602 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .359 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .748. He has hit a home run 55 times, with 1,872 bases in total and also a .389 slugging percentage. In the 4,815 at-bats in his baseball career, Jung has accrued an average at the plate of .294 in addition to having 1,418 base hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 51 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Bears have 569 assists, 47 errors and have a total of 1,704 putouts on the season. In their 56 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 44 times and been caught 12 times (21.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.481 with a FIP of 4.90 as a squad for the year. They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 589. The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 309 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.29 (271 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 (461 strikeouts against 252 bases on balls). They have surrendered 56 homers and they concede 4.90 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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