Orioles' Kim Hyun-soo records 1st double in three-hit game

SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- Kim Hyun-soo of the Baltimore Orioles picked up his first major league double as part of a three-hit game at home Saturday.

Batting ninth and playing left field, Kim was 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored through six innings against the Chicago White Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The former Korean All-Star outfielder was making only his sixth appearance of the season.

Kim got his first career extra-base hit in his first at-bat in the bottom third, with the Orioles trailing 2-1.

Facing Mat Latos, Kim hit a sharp grounder past first baseman Jose Abreu and slid into second for the two-bagger.

With two outs in the bottom fourth, Kim hit an opposite-field single to left. Then in the sixth, facing new pitcher Zach Putnam, Kim had another single, this time to left-center, for his first three-hit game.

Earlier in the American League, Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins blasted his team-leading sixth home run of the season at home against the Detroit Tigers.

Park hit a solo shot off Jordan Zimmermann in the bottom of the fourth at Target Field, cutting the Twins' deficit to 3-1.

Park, batting fifth and playing first base, provided the Twins' only run of the game, as they fell 4-1 for their third straight loss.

The two-time MVP in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) closed out his first full month in the majors batting .227/.288/.561 with six home runs, eight RBIs and four doubles.

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