Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, July 13, 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 (46-40, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (45-39, 2nd in KBO) on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 9th in KBO. They have racked up 427 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .341. The Lions have recorded 129 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 93 balls out of the park. They have accrued 406 RBI's and 776 hits on the year, while their batting average is .262. Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .406 and have struck out 675 times, while getting the free base on 312 occasions.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Koo has hit 152 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 737 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 5,105 times and also came through with a hit 1,429 times. Koo has accumulated a batting average of .315 for his time in baseball, in addition to 842 runs scored and an OPS of .885. His slugging percentage sits at .504 in addition to racking up 2,284 bases. He has fanned 887 times and has gotten a free base on 451 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .381 on-base %.

The Lions have stolen 83 bags and have been caught 32 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 27.8%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 2,306 putouts on the year, as well as 716 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 1st in KBO and they have turned 52 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have given up 92 home runs and 415 runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has allowed 806 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and 384 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.50 on the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 598 hitters.

The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .429 and they score 5.42 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have recorded 147 doubles, while taking a walk 290 times and recording 477 runs. Doosan has tallied 91 long balls this year to go along with 449 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 640 occasions (5th in baseball) and have a total of 854 hits. The Doosan Bears are sitting with an OBP of .348 in addition to a batting average of .281 on the campaign.

Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has recorded a free base 653 times while striking out on 1,176 tries. He has amassed 758 runs and notched 897 RBIs. His on-base rate is .374 and he has a career OPS of .883. He has hit it out of the park 250 times, with 2,312 total bases and a .509 slugging percentage. In the 4,545 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .283 in addition to 1,286 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 68 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Bears have racked up 780 assists, 59 errors and have accounted for 2,363 putouts this season. In their 75 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 57 times and been caught 18 times (24.0% caught stealing rate).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.495 with a FIP of 5.07 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.81 (646 strikeouts vs 356 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 821. They have surrendered 82 dingers and they yield 5.07 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 444 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.54 (397 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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