Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (47-55, 8th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (58-54, 4th in KBO).

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .427 and have been called out on strikes 792 times, while getting the free base on 360 occasions. They have 551 RBI's as well as 1,047 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is .282. The Giants have accumulated 205 doubles as a team and have hit 92 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 588 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. As a team, the Lotte Giants are earning 5.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in the league.

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Seung Min Go is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Go has slapped 17 balls over the fence while knocking in 120 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped into the batters box 1,069 times and got on base with a base hit 262 times. Go has hit .278 in his time in baseball, with 137 runs scored and an OPS of .760. His career slugging percentage is .411 and he has totaled 387 bases. He has been struck out 200 times and has been walked on 106 occasions, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage.

The Lotte Giants have earned 2,792 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,051 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .978 which has them sitting 7th in the league and have a total of 105 double plays. The Giants have stolen 72 bags and have been thrown out 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.7%.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 5.11 for the season (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 818 hitters. Lotte has allowed 1,058 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 528 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.08 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.56. Giants pitchers have conceded 108 home runs and also 580 total runs (7th in the league).

The Doosan Bears have recorded an on-base percentage of .355 and a team batting average of .285 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 851 instances (4th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,131 base hits. Doosan has recorded 121 long balls for the season and 606 runs batted in. The Bears hold a slugging % of .433 and they earn 5.61 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have notched 191 doubles, while taking a walk 401 times as well as racking up 639 runs.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kang has recorded a walk 117 times while striking out on 515 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .308 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .786. For the 1,921 at-bats in his career, Kang has a batting average of .261 with 501 base knocks. He has compiled 270 runs and has 264 RBIs. He has gone deep 47 times, with 784 total bases and a .408 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 88 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 1,007 assists, 72 errors and have a tally of 3,049 putouts so far this year. Out of their 104 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 78 times and been caught 26 times (25.0% caught stealing rate).

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.511 and have a FIP of 5.37 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.80 (856 strikeouts against 475 bases on balls). They rank 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,060. They have allowed 109 dingers and they relinquish 5.37 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have yielded 606 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.89 (552 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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