Doosand is going to take on the Lotte Giants at Sajik Baseball Stadium. The Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants 4/5/24 is slated to take place at 5:30 AM EST. However, if you are local in Korea you will have a chance to catch the game on SPOTV2.
Doosan Bears Preview
Doosan heads into the game here after losing in 10 innings to the SSG Landers team. The loss came with a final score of 3-2. The Bears with their loss dropped to 7th place in the KBO. Now, the Bears do have a record of 4-7 on the year overall.
Brandon Waddell is the starter getting the nod for Doosan in this game here. Waddell has started in 2 games already and has posted a 2-0 record. Still, Brandon has posted a 0.00 ERA and only a 0.82 WHIP. He has thrown a total of 11 innings on the year with 7 hits allowed. He has great control with 2 walks allowed and 10 strikeouts. The opponents have been able to hit the Bears decently with the average of .280 with a 1.58 WHIP. The team ERA for Doosan is sitting at 5.33, but the Bears have given up 12 homers.
The hitting for Doosan as a team is sitting at only .253 with 59 runs scored. The Bears have managed to steal 6 bases, but have cranked 14 balls out of the park on the year. Heo Kyoung-min is the hitter leading the Bears with a .375 average in 46 plate appearances. The power hitting and run production are led by Kang Seung-ho who has ended up getting 4 homers on the season and a total of 10 runners brought home on the season.
Lotte Giants Preview
Lotte is heading to this game here after losing in a very close and competitive game against Hanwha. The loss came with a 1 run difference as the final score in the game of 6-5. The loss dropped Lotte to 8th place in the KBO. However, the Giants are sitting on a record of 2-7 on the year.
Lee In-bok is the starter for the Giants in this game. He has only a single relief appearance on the year and posted a 0.00 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. In the appearance he threw 22 pitches in 1 2/3 innings and allowed 2 hits, both doubles. On the plus side he did not give up any walks, but only struck out 1 batters. Pitching the ball Lotte has posted a 4.38 team ERA and has allowed 8 homers on the season. Still the pitching has kept the opponents hitting at a clip of .260 and have a 1.54 WHIP.
The hitting for the Giants has been dismal at best with a .252 average and only 28 runs scored on the season. The Giants have managed to get 5 homers on the season, but have ended up getting a total of 8 bases swiped on the season. Victor Reyes is the leader for the Giants in the hitting with a .405 average in 40 plate appearances. Sadly, for the Giants, they do not have any other big production as Reyes also leads with 2 homers and 5 runners brought home on the year.
Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants 4/5/24 Pick: Doosan Bears
Doosan is putting the better starter on the game here and compared to Lee In-bok has already started games and has quite a few innings under his belt. Look for the Bears to rely on their starting pitching to get them into the later part of the game with a lead, but also for the bullpen to do decent and actually hold a game down as the Bears get the win here.
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