Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (49-46, 4th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (38-53, 10th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

The Heroes have accounted for 141 doubles as a team and have hit 69 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .391 and have struck out 675 times, while taking a walk on 318 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in the league. They have 419 RBI's and 862 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .273. They have 438 runs while holding a team OBP of .345.

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Sung Mun Song is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Song has hit 47 baseballs out of the park while driving in 324 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 2,347 times and has reached base with a base hit 566 times. Song has recorded a batting average of .270 in his time in baseball, in addition to 267 runs scored and an OPS of .729. His slugging percentage is .397 and he has totaled 832 bases. He has been struck out 305 times and has taken a walk on 203 occasions, contributing to a .332 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 2,416 putouts on the campaign, as well as 838 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which puts them in 6th in the league and they have turned 86 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 72 bags and have been gunned down 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.7%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 88 home runs and also 506 total runs (3rd in the league). Kiwoom has conceded 897 base knocks (10.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 464 earned runs. The Heroes have an earned run average of 5.19 this season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 593 batters.

Doosan has accounted for 99 home runs on the campaign and 488 runs batted in. The have tallied 156 doubles, while taking a walk 320 times and notching 519 runs. The Doosan Bears have recorded an OBP of .346 in addition to a batting average of .278 for the year. The Bears hold a team slugging % of .423 and they tally 5.35 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 717 instances (4th in KBO) and have recorded 928 hits.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kim has tallied a walk 655 times while striking out on 1,188 tries. His on-base rate is .374 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .882. During the 4,578 official at-bats in his career, Kim has earned a batting average of .282 in addition to having 1,293 hits. He has tallied 761 runs and has 904 RBIs. He has gone yard 252 times, as well as 2,326 bases in total and a .508 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 74 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (3rd in the league). The Bears have accrued 864 assists, 63 errors and have amassed 2,599 putouts for the year. Of their 89 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 67 times and been caught 22 times (24.7% caught stealing rate).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.499 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.17 as a squad for the year. They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 894. The Doosan pitching staff have yielded 498 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.66 (448 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.77 (714 strikeouts against 404 free passes). They have yielded 91 dingers and they surrender 5.17 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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