Best Bests Korean Baseball 7/4/20 - KBO Odds, Picks & Predictions

The first place NC Dinos look to stretch their lead atop the KBO with a second straight victory on Saturday over the Kia Tigers, while the Doosan Bears look to send the Hanwha Eagles to their sixth straight defeat on Saturday.

Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos: NC Dinos -  ; O/U

The NC Dinos look to bounce back from an 8-2 loss in the opening game of their three-game set with the Kia Tigers with a victory on Saturday. NC is the KBO leader at 34-16 and has won 6 of its last 10. The Dinos were held to just two runs on six hits over 6 ⅓ innings by Drew Gagnon. Look for a reversal of roles on Saturday. NC will send its ace Drew Rucinski to the mound. The right-hander is 6-1 with an ERA of 2.39 and shut the Tigers down, while the Dinos bats behind Jin Sung Kang, Sung Bum Na and Aaron Altherr will come alive. Na and Altherr are tied for second in home runs in the league with 14 and Altherr is second in RBIs with 48, while Na has 45. Dinos win easily on Saturday 8-1

Our Pick: NC Dinos

Hanwha Eagles vs Doosan Bears: Doosan -  ; O/U

The last place Hanwha Eagles look to snap a five-game losing skid when visiting the Doosan Bears on Saturday. The Eagles were defeated by the Bears on Friday 2-1 in a pitchers duel between two teams that have struggled of late. Hanwha has lost five straight and Doosan was 5-5 over its last 10 before winning the opening game of this series on Friday. Doosan faces Min Woo Kim who is 0-5 with an ERA of 5.19 and the Bears will send Chris Flexen to the mound. The right-hander is 3-2 with an ERA of 3.46. Flexen has allowed three or fewer runs in each of his starts this season and is averaging 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings in his four starts during June. Doosan takes a second straight on Saturday with a 5-1 victory.

Our Pick: Doosan Bears -