Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (58-54, 4th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (47-55, 8th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are earning 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have 588 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .350. The Giants have accumulated 205 doubles as a team and have smacked 92 balls out of the park. They have 551 RBI's and 1,047 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate sits at .282. Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .427 and have struck out 792 times, while drawing a walk on 360 occasions.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Yoon has hit 11 balls over the fence while knocking in 100 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 883 times and also came through with a hit 227 times. Yoon has recorded a batting average of .288 in his time in baseball, in addition to 122 scored runs and an OPS of .746. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .397 and he has totaled 313 bases. He has struck out 150 times and has been walked on 77 at-bats, which has contributed to a .349 OBP.

The Lotte Giants have accounted for 2,792 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,051 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have accumulated 105 double plays. The Giants have stolen 72 bases and have been caught 29 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.7%.

The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 5.11 on the season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 818 hitters. Lotte has conceded 1,058 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 528 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.56. Giants pitchers have allowed 108 home runs and 580 runs (7th in KBO).

The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .433 and they are recording 5.61 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have 191 doubles, while taking a walk 401 times as well as scoring 639 runs. Doosan has 121 home runs on the season in addition to 606 RBIs. They have struck out on 851 occasions (4th in baseball) and have 1,131 hits. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an on-base percentage of .355 and a batting average of .285 on the year.

Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has tallied a free base 524 times while striking out on 757 attempts. His OBP comes in at .352 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .724. Over the course of the 5,165 official at-bats in his career, Jung has earned a batting average of .280 and has racked up 1,444 base hits. He has a total of 897 runs in addition to having earned 530 RBIs. He has homered 35 times, with 1,919 total bases and a .372 slugging %.

The Doosan Bears have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Bears have 1,007 assists, 72 errors and are sitting with 3,049 putouts so far this year. Out of their 104 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 78 times and been caught 26 times (25.0% caught stealing rate).

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 606 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.89 (552 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 109 HR's and they concede 5.37 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.511 and have a FIP of 5.37 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.80 (856 strikeouts against 475 walks). They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,060.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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