Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (64-61, 4th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (53-62, 8th in KBO) on Sunday, September 1, 2024.

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .434 and have struck out 882 times, while being walked on 397 occasions. They have accumulated 625 RBI's as well as 1,189 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .284. The Giants have accounted for 234 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 110 balls out of the park. They have tallied 664 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. As a team, the Lotte Giants are earning 5.6 runs/g, which is 2nd in baseball.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Reyes has hit 81 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 646 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,416 times and has delivered with a hit 1,463 times. Reyes has hit .294 in his time in baseball, with 703 scored runs and an OPS of .751. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .412 and he has accumulated 2,053 bases. He has gone down on strikes 952 times and has been walked on 333 occasions, which contributes in part to a .339 on-base percentage.

The Giants have stolen 77 bases and have been thrown out 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 28.7%. The Lotte Giants have accumulated 3,131 putouts this season, as well as 1,186 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which is 7th in KBO and they have turned 125 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 5.10 this year (8th in the league), and they have struck out 919 batters. Giants pitchers have relinquished 118 home runs and also 647 total runs (7th in the league). Lotte has conceded 1,178 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 591 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.55.

The Doosan Bears have an on-base percentage of .352 in addition to a team batting average of .281 this year. They have struck out on 960 occasions (4th in KBO) and have notched a total of 1,237 base knocks. Doosan has a total of 133 home runs this year to go along with 659 runs batted in. The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .429 and they tally 5.48 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have recorded 212 doubles, while taking a walk 450 times and earning 696 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Kim has recorded a walk 673 times while striking out on 1,218 occasions. He is sitting with 782 runs and also has 919 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .374 and he has a lifetime OPS of .884. He has hit a home run 259 times, as well as 2,374 total bases and a .509 slugging %. For the 4,665 at-bats in his career, Kim has a batting average of .283 with 1,319 hits.

Of their 111 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 83 times and been caught 28 times (25.2% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 98 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Bears have accrued 1,129 assists, 78 errors and have a total of 3,395 putouts so far this season.

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.500 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.31 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.84 (950 strikeouts vs 515 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,182. They have given up 119 homers and they concede 5.31 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 668 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.86 (611 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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