Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (42-57, 10th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, August 3, 2024, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (53-50, 4th in KBO).

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 10th in baseball. They have a total of 471 runs and have an OBP of .343. The Heroes have accumulated 150 two-baggers as a team and have hit 72 balls out of the park. They have tallied 449 RBI's and 920 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .269. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have been called out on strikes 739 times, while drawing a walk on 349 occasions.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Song has drilled 47 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 331 runs. His career slugging percentage is .397 and he has racked up 845 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,383 times and came through with a base base hit 576 times. He has gone down on strikes 314 times and earned a walk on 205 at-bats, contributing to a .332 on-base percentage. Song has a batting average of .270 in his time in baseball, in addition to 272 scored runs and an OPS of .729.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 2,626 putouts this season, in addition to 910 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which ranks 5th in KBO and they have turned 93 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 81 bags and have been thrown out 31 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.7%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.78 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have yielded 99 home runs in addition to 544 total runs (5th in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 966 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 494 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 5.08 on the season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 643 batters.

The Doosan Bears have an on-base percentage of .351 as well as a team batting average of .281 for the year. They have struck out on 771 occasions (4th in KBO) and have accounted for 1,021 base hits. Doosan has accumulated 109 home runs so far this season in addition to 547 runs batted in. The Bears hold a team SLG% of .428 and they have an average of 5.51 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have put up 173 doubles, while getting a free base 364 times and racking up 579 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has recorded a walk 664 times while fanning on 1,198 tries. He has amassed 767 runs in addition to having earned 908 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .374 and he holds a career OPS of .882. He has hit a home run 253 times, with 2,332 total bases and also a .508 slugging percentage. For the 4,595 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has a batting average of .282 with 1,296 hits.

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

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.492 with a FIP of 5.17 as a team so far this season. They come in at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 959. The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 537 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.67 (485 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.79 (779 strikeouts against 436 free passes). They have surrendered 98 homers and they concede 5.17 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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