The Doosan Bears are traveling to Daegu Samsung Lions Park to face the Samsung Lions. The Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions 4/18/24 game is taking place at 5:30 AM EST. The game is being broadcast in Korea on SBS Sports.
Doosan Bears Preview
The Doosan Bears are coming into the game here after getting crushed by Samsung in their last game. The loss was not even close as the Bears were blown out by a final score of 9-2 on the day. The loss dropped Doosan to 8th in the KBO. Still, the Bears are now sitting on a record of 9-13 on the year.
Gawk Been is the starter that heads to the mound for his 5th start for Doosan. Gwak on the year has posted a dismal 0-3 record with a 5.56 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. He has thrown a total of 22 2/3 innings while giving up 14 runs and 23 hits. He has been a strikeout machine with 24 batters sat down and only 5 walked. The Bears have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .268 and posted a 1.53 WHIP. The Bears have given up 208 hits on the rate 21 homers. Doosan has ended up with a 4.80 ERA on the season.
When it comes to hitting the Bears have been horrible with a .244 average and only 104 runs. The Bears have managed to get 177 hits with 32 doubles, 6 triples, but have cranked out 23 homers. The Bears have recorded 19 steals and have been caught stealing 6 times.
Samsung Lions Preview
The win for the Lions was a nice second win over the Bears on the year. The win allowed the Samsung club to move up to a 6th place standing in the KBO. Still, the Lions are now sitting on a 10-10-1 record on the year.
Lee Seung-hyun is the starter that goes to the mound here. He has not pitched since 2023 and then it was 48 games of relief work. He posted a 1-5 record with 5 saves, 7 holds, and 4 blown saves. Still he posted a 4.98 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP. He ended up throwing a total of 43 1/3 innings giving up 26 runs and 41 hits with 6 homers. Still, Lee was able to strike out 37 batters and allowed 29 walks. The pitching for Samsung as a team is the third worst in the KBO with a 5.20 ERA and a total of 215 hits allowed with 26 homers. The Lions have ended up getting a 1.51 WHIP and the opponents are hitting at a clip of .285.
The Lions are a bottom feeder team with a .271 average and 112 runs scored. Samsung has ended up getting a total of 203 hits and out of those 37 have been doubles, 2 triples, but 24 of them have been homers. The Lions have managed to get 22 stolen bases on the season with 3 runners thrown out.
Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions 4/18/24 Pick: Over 9.5
The Bears and the Lions are going to have a scoring fest in this game. Both of these teams have plenty of pop in their bats, but also can run the bases good to. Look for the Bears and the Lions to be able to run the bases good in this game here and that type of small ball without many balls sailing out of the park I think will drive this game to the over.
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