KIA Tigers suffered a shock sweep of the three consecutive away games against Lotte Giants from the 21st to the 23rd. It is still the lone lead, but it seems that it immediately lost the multiplier it earned from the three consecutive away games against NC Dinos last weekend. Apart from ranking and riding, the content was unstable and regrettable.

For Kia, the most memorable game would be the game on Tuesday when it lost 2-4. It is true that the game was crushed by Lotte starter Park Se-woong. It is also true that Park Jung-woo's baserunning move with the bases loaded with one out in the top of the ninth inning was critical. However, the game ended up lacking just one hit.

Kim was able to bring the flow to the first base with one out in the top of the sixth inning when his team was losing 0-3, but he failed. Kim Do-young hit a 146km fastball to Park Se-woong's full count to separate the middle from the right. Park Chan-ho, the first baseman, homered, but Kim was out at the third base.

Some point out that Kim Do-young forced himself to go to third base. If Kim Do-young had been safe at third base, the good trend could have continued. However, it was very natural for Kim Do-young to play at third base in that situation. Rather, it was a moment when a challenge was needed. And Lotte right fielder Shin Yoon-hoo and second baseman Ko Seung-min, who played as a cut man, should have been praised even more.

Center fielder Yoon Dong-hee threw himself at Kim Do-young's ball, but missed it. Lee Dae-hyung, a commentator on SPOTV who boasts a career-high 505 steals in the KBO, who broadcasted the game at the time, said in a broadcast, "When the ball was not caught at the moment he threw his body, I thought that Kim Do-young had to challenge the third base unconditionally and what was the probability that he could be out at the third base, but I caught it."

"With two outs and no outs, I had to stop, but with one out, I played well." If he was a outs, he should have gathered runners and handed over a chance to subsequent hitters, and if he had two outs with one out remaining until the rotation of offense and defense, he should have been more cautious. However, with one out, he could have challenged if the center fielder failed to catch the dive.

After Yoon Dong-hee missed the ball, right fielder Shin Yoon-hoo quickly recovered the ball and threw the ball into the infield. Ko Seung-min, who served as the cut man, precisely connected to the third base and caught Kim Do-young. This was not a victory for Kim, but for Lotte's defense. Lee Dae-jung, a commentator, also said, "Shin Yoon-hoo has a very good stake in this game. Ko also made accurate throws to the third base, but his backup play is very good when the ball is missing. He allowed a hit, but the relay play effectively blocked one point."

Kim would not have been able to settle for even one hit and one RBI from four times at bat on the day. However, he made four hits, one RBI and three runs from five times at bat in the game on Sunday. He couldn't smile as his team lost, but it is encouraging that he elevated the average to 0.340. In 47 games, he had 11 homers, 31 RBIs, 42 runs scored and 18 steals, and OPS 0.963 had a batting average of 0.362.

Kim has already ranked fourth in batting average. May seems to have been quieter than April, when the season was explosive, but that is not the case either. Rather, the average is slightly better in May (0.344) than in March-April (0.338). It is true that it is good to say that the season was revised to four hits.