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Kang Jung-ho gets first major league run, walk

April 20, 2015
Pittsburgh Pirates' Jung Ho Kang of Korea (27) celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a two-run single by Chris Stewart in the during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jung Ho Kang of Korea (27) celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a two-run single by Chris Stewart in the during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

By Brian Han

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kang Jung-ho scored his first major league run Sunday in a 5-2 win against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The 28-year-old South Korean entered the game as a pinch runner in the sixth inning after starter Jordy Mercer was hit in the chest by a wild pitch.

Pirates catcher Chris Stewart hit a sharp line drive into left field to bring Kang home.

Kang got his one and only at-bat during the game in the eighth, which yielded his first major league walk boosting his on-base percentage (OBP) to .182 while keeping his .100 average the same.

Mercer’s X-rays came back negative, but if the Pirates decide to give him a few days off, Kang will most likely see more playing time and possibly even get some starts.