Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (53-50, 4th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (42-57, 10th in KBO) on Friday, August 2, 2024.

Kiwoom is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 739 times, while taking a walk on 349 occasions. They have amassed 449 runs batted in in addition to 920 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .269. The Heroes have compiled 150 doubles as a team and have hit 72 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 471 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .343. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 4.8 runs/g, which is 10th in KBO.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has hit 37 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 369 runs. His career slugging percentage is .405 and he has a total of 1,326 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,647 times and has come through with a hit 995 times. He has fanned 597 times and has gotten a free base on 313 occasions, contributing to a .364 on-base %. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .304 for his career, with 563 runs scored and an OPS of .769.

The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 2,626 putouts so far this season, in addition to 910 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which is 5th in the league and have 93 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 81 bags and have been caught 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 27.7%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 99 home runs in addition to 544 total runs (5th in the league). Kiwoom has yielded 966 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 494 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.08 so far this season (7th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 643 hitters.

Doosan is sitting with 109 home runs on the campaign as well as 547 runs batted in. They have notched 173 doubles, while taking a walk 364 times as well as notching 579 runs. The Doosan Bears have recorded an OBP of .351 as well as a batting average of .281 this season. The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .428 and they score 5.51 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 771 occasions (4th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,021 hits.

Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has recorded a free base 516 times while fanning on 755 plate appearances. He has amassed 887 runs and also has 527 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .351 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .722. He has hit the long ball 35 times, with 1,904 total bases and also a .371 slugging %. For the 5,130 at-bats in his career, Jung has accrued an average at the plate of .279 and has racked up 1,432 base knocks.

In their 97 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 73 times and been caught 24 times (24.7% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (1st in KBO). The Bears have accrued 929 assists, 69 errors and have a total of 2,806 putouts on the season.

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 537 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.67 (485 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 98 homers and they give up 5.17 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Bears have a WHIP of 1.492 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.17 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.79 (779 strikeouts against 436 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 959.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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