Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (68-66, 4th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (83-52, 1st in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Kia has a slugging % of .462 and have struck out 865 times, while taking a walk on 502 occasions. They have amassed 778 RBI's in addition to 1,472 hits for the season, while their team batting average is .301. The Tigers have tallied 259 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 158 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 818 runs while having a team OBP of .370. As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 6.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in the league.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For his career, Kim has hit 47 balls out of the park while knocking in 171 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .526 and he has totaled 569 bases. For his career, he came to bat 1,232 times and also came through with a base hit 334 times. He has gone down on strikes 232 times and has gotten a free base on 122 occasions, which has contributed to a .381 OBP. Kim has an average at the plate of .309 in his time in baseball, in addition to 243 scored runs and an OPS of .907.

The Tigers have stolen 105 bases and have been caught 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 22.8%. The Kia Tigers are sitting with 3,681 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,332 assists and 137 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them ranked 10th in the league and have accumulated 123 double plays.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.39 for the season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 1,075 batters. Kia has yielded 1,299 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 598 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.48. Tigers pitchers have allowed 137 long balls and also 720 runs in total (7th in baseball).

The Bears hold a slugging percentage of .422 and they are recording 5.40 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have recorded 225 two-baggers, while walking 482 times and scoring 735 runs. Doosan has a total of 139 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 694 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,030 occasions (5th in KBO) and have accounted for 1,302 hits. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an on-base percentage of .349 in addition to a batting average of .277 so far this season.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. During the 1,997 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has accumulated a batting average of .260 with 519 base knocks. He has homered 47 times, with 809 total bases and also a .405 slugging %. Kang has earned a free base 120 times while going down on strikes on 543 chances. He has compiled 279 runs and has 274 runs batted in. His OBP is .307 and he has a career OPS of .627.

Out of their 123 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 95 times and been caught 28 times (22.8% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 106 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 1,203 assists, 82 errors and have accounted for 3,641 putouts over the course of the season.

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.499 in addition to having a FIP of 5.27 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.84 (1,027 strikeouts vs 557 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 1,262. They have conceded 127 long balls and they concede 5.27 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 711 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.84 (652 earned runs allowed).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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