Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (44-39, 4th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (35-40, 7th in KBO) on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are compiling 5.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have earned 432 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .348. The Giants have tallied 155 doubles as a team and have hit 64 balls out of the stadium. They have 400 RBI's in addition to 782 base knocks this year, while their batting average is at .284. Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .428 and have struck out 581 times, while taking a walk on 251 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Reyes has hit 74 baseballs over the fence while driving in 623 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .408 and he has totaled 1,967 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,237 times and has notched a hit 1,407 times. He has struck out 930 times and earned a walk on 321 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .337 OBP. Reyes is sitting with a batting avereage of .292 in his time in baseball, with 671 runs scored and an OPS of .745.

The Giants have stolen 54 bags and have been caught 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.5%. The Lotte Giants have a total of 2,070 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 783 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which ranks 4th in the league and have accumulated 84 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.03 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.55. Giants pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and also 414 runs in total (9th in baseball). Lotte has surrendered 783 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 386 earned runs. The Giants have an ERA of 5.03 on the campaign (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 584 hitters.

The Doosan Bears have accumulated an on-base percentage of .347 as well as a batting average of .281 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 612 occasions (4th in baseball) and have notched a total of 821 base knocks. Doosan has compiled 85 home runs for the season as well as 426 RBIs. The Bears hold a slugging % of .426 and they earn 5.32 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have recorded 140 doubles, while taking a walk 278 times and scoring 452 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has recorded a walk 653 times while striking out on 1,172 attempts. He has scored 757 runs in addition to having earned 897 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .375 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .884. He has homered 250 times, as well as 2,309 total bases and also a .509 slugging percentage. During the 4,533 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has earned a batting average of .283 with 1,284 hits.

Out of their 72 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 55 times and been caught 17 times (23.6% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 67 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 756 assists, 56 errors and have accumulated 2,280 putouts so far this year.

The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 426 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.54 (383 earned runs conceded). They have given up 80 home runs and they concede 5.04 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Bears have a WHIP of 1.486 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.04 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.84 (610 strikeouts against 332 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 797.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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