Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (75-57, 2nd in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (65-66, 5th in KBO).

The Lions have earned 193 doubles as a squad and have knocked 167 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .427 and have struck out 1,073 times, while drawing a walk on 494 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have amassed 677 RBI's and 1,252 base knocks this year, while their team batting average sits at .270. They have earned 712 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .348.

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Young Woong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .242 for his career in baseball, with 74 scored runs and an OPS of .755. He has struck out 182 times and has been walked on 49 occasions, which contributes in part to a .306 OBP. In his career, Kim has hit 28 baseballs out of the park while driving in 85 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .449 in addition to racking up 240 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 595 times and has delivered with a hit 129 times.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 3,596 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,162 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and have a total of 96 double plays. The Lions have swiped 105 bases and have been caught 47 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 30.9%.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.44 this season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 929 batters. Lions pitchers have surrendered 146 long balls and 634 runs in total (10th in KBO). Samsung has yielded 1,251 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 591 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41.

The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .423 and they average 5.41 runs per game (5th in the league). They have 219 two-baggers, while walking 466 times and earning 720 runs. Doosan has 137 home runs for the season and 681 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,018 instances (5th in the league) and have recorded 1,280 base hits. The Doosan Bears have an on-base percentage of .349 as well as a team batting average of .277 so far this season.

Soo Bin Jung is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Jung has earned a free base 537 times while striking out on 771 chances. His on-base rate is .353 and he also has a career OPS of .725. Over the course of the 5,239 at-bats in his pro career, Jung has accumulated a batting average of .280 with 1,465 hits. He has a total of 908 runs and also has 539 RBIs. He has hit a home run 36 times, with 1,948 bases in total and a .372 slugging percentage.

Out of their 120 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 92 times and been caught 28 times (23.3% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in the league). The Bears have recorded 1,179 assists, 79 errors and have amassed 3,557 putouts over the course of the season.

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 702 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.90 (645 earned runs yielded). They have given up 125 homers and they allow 5.33 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.504 and have a FIP of 5.33 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.87 (1,004 strikeouts vs 538 free passes). They sit at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,244.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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