Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/4/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (54-50, 4th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (43-57, 10th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, August 4, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .389 and have struck out 749 times, while getting the free base on 357 occasions. They have accumulated 463 RBI's and 934 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .270. The Heroes have accounted for 154 doubles as a team and have hit 74 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 485 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .344. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in KBO.

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Ronnie Dawson is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Dawson has hit 139 balls over the fence while knocking in 610 runs. His career slugging percentage is .446 and he has racked up 1,918 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 4,942 times and got on base with a base knock 1,184 times. He has fanned 1,013 times and has walked on 507 occasions, which contributes in part to a .363 OBP. Dawson has accrued an average at the plate of .275 for his career in baseball, in addition to 730 runs scored and an OPS of .809.

The Heroes have swiped 82 bases and have been thrown out 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.1%. The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 2,653 putouts on the year, in addition to 923 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which is 5th in the league and they have turned 93 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.77 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.52. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 100 home runs in addition to 553 runs in total (4th in baseball). Kiwoom has yielded 980 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 506 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.15 for the season (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 650 batters.

The Doosan Bears have an OBP of .351 in addition to a batting average of .281 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 777 occasions (4th in baseball) and have totaled 1,030 base hits. Doosan has 109 HRs on the season and 547 runs batted in. The Bears have a team SLG% of .427 and they earn 5.47 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have recorded 174 doubles, while walking 369 times as well as putting up 580 runs.

Seung Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kang has recorded a free base 114 times while being called out on strikes on 502 occasions. His on-base rate is .306 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .407. For the 1,885 official at-bats in his career, Kang has accumulated a batting average of .260 in addition to having 490 base knocks. He is sitting with 263 runs in addition to having earned 259 runs batted in. He has gone yard 46 times, with 768 bases in total and also a .407 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 939 assists, 70 errors and have accounted for 2,833 putouts so far this year. Out of their 97 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 73 times and been caught 24 times (24.7% caught stealing rate).

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.488 in addition to having a FIP of 5.12 as a unit for the season. They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 964. The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 537 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.62 (485 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.78 (787 strikeouts against 441 walks). They have yielded 98 home runs and they concede 5.12 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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