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Choo hits first home run of the season

April 9, 2015
Texas Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo, center, of South Korea, is greeted by teammates Carlos Corporan, left, and Rougned Odor, right, after hitting a three run homer off Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Kendall Graveman in the fourth inning of their baseball game Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Texas Rangers’ Shin-Soo Choo, center, of South Korea, is greeted by teammates Carlos Corporan, left, and Rougned Odor, right, after hitting a three run homer off Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Kendall Graveman in the fourth inning of their baseball game Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff

(UPDATED) Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo hit a three-run homer Thursday in Oakland against Athletics’ rookie pitcher Kendall Graveman. It was his first of the season.

The home run came in the fourth inning with two on board, and Choo also hit a single in the first inning and scored the team’s first run.

Choo finished the day with two runs scored and three runs batted in by going 2 for 5, and the Rangers went on to win 10-1 to split the four game series.