Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Monday, September 16, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (65-66, 5th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (56-76, 10th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Monday, September 16, 2024.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have notched a total of 613 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .338. The Heroes have recorded 204 doubles as a team and have smacked 96 balls out of the park. They have compiled 585 RBI's and 1,211 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .265. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .381 and have struck out 1,030 times, while taking a walk on 451 occasions.

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Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Dawson has hit 139 baseballs out of the park while driving in 610 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 4,942 times and has notched a base hit 1,184 times. Dawson has compiled an average at the plate of .275 for his career, with 730 runs scored and an OPS of .809. His slugging percentage is .446 and he has accumulated 1,918 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,013 times and has been walked on 507 occasions, contributing to a .363 on-base %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 3,505 putouts this year, in addition to 1,209 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which ranks 6th in KBO and they have turned 117 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 106 bags and have been caught 38 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 26.4%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.86 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.50. Heroes pitchers have conceded 135 long balls in addition to 721 runs in total (3rd in the league). Kiwoom has yielded 1,288 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 657 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 5.06 this year (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 854 hitters.

The Doosan Bears hold an on-base percentage of .349 as well as a team batting average of .277 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,018 occasions (5th in baseball) and have 1,280 hits. Doosan is sitting with 137 home runs so far this season in addition to 681 runs batted in. The Bears have a team slugging % of .423 and they score 5.41 runs per game (5th in KBO). They have hit 219 doubles, while getting a free base 466 times as well as scoring 720 runs.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. For the 1,986 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has hit .260 in addition to 516 base knocks. He has hit a home run 47 times, as well as 804 bases in total and also a .405 slugging %. Kang has earned a walk 119 times while being called out on strikes on 542 chances. He has accumulated 277 runs and also has 272 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .307 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .793.

Of their 120 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 92 times and been caught 28 times (23.3% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in the league). The Bears have recorded 1,179 assists, 79 errors and have amassed 3,557 putouts on the season.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.504 with a FIP of 5.33 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.87 (1,004 strikeouts against 538 walks). They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,244. They have conceded 125 home runs and they yield 5.33 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 702 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.90 (645 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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