LG Twins vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (54-46, 2nd in KBO) are headed to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (54-52, 4th in KBO).

The Twins have recorded 152 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 78 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 686 times, while being walked on 457 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are putting up 5.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have tallied 526 RBI's as well as 979 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .282. They have notched a total of 555 runs scored while having a team OBP of .367.

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Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. In his career, Dean has hit 140 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 668 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .454 in addition to racking up 2,008 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 4,951 times and has come through with a base hit 1,256 times. He has struck out 846 times and has taken a walk on 427 occasions, contributing to a .349 OBP. Dean has hit .284 for his career in baseball, in addition to 674 runs scored and an OPS of .803.

The LG Twins have a total of 2,715 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 947 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them ranked 6th in Korean baseball and have earned 89 double plays. The Twins have stolen 94 bags and have been caught 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 23.6%.

The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.62 this season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 757 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 87 long balls and also 519 total runs (9th in the league). LG has surrendered 975 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and 465 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.94 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51.

Doosan has accumulated 111 HRs on the year to go along with 556 RBIs. They have notched 182 two-baggers, while getting a free base 372 times and scoring 589 runs. The Doosan Bears have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .351 as well as a team batting average of .281 so far this season. The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .428 and they average 5.45 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). They have struck out on 796 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,055 hits.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. For the 4,604 at-bats in his career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .282 in addition to 1,299 base hits. He has gone deep 253 times, in addition to having 2,335 bases in total and also a .507 slugging percentage. Kim has earned a free base 665 times while going down on strikes on 1,200 occasions. He has scored 769 runs in addition to having earned 908 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .374 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .881.

In their 99 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 75 times and been caught 24 times (24.2% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 87 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in the league). The Bears have racked up 958 assists, 70 errors and have accumulated 2,890 putouts on the season.

The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 558 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.73 (506 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 100 homers and they surrender 5.21 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.500 in addition to having a FIP of 5.21 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.80 (804 strikeouts against 446 bases on balls). They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 999.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG

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