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Choo rises above Mendoza line after 12-game hitting streak

May 13, 2015
Texas Rangers Shin-Soo Choo, center, rounds the bases after a solo home run as Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar (2) and third baseman Mike Moustakas (8) look on during the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers Shin-Soo Choo, center, rounds the bases after a solo home run as Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar (2) and third baseman Mike Moustakas (8) look on during the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

By Brian Han

Texas Rangers outfielder Choo Shin-soo is on a 12-game hitting tear after a dismal April performance during which he batted a league-low .094.

After going 3-for-5 in a 7-6 extra innings loss against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, the South Korean veteran has officially bumped up his average above the Mendoza line to .214.

In addition to two singles, Choo hit a solo home run over the right field wall in the bottom of the first inning.

He is now 17-for-51 (.333) in the month of May.

The Rangers will play game three of a four-game series against the Royals on Wednesday at home in Global Life Park.

The series is currently split at 1-1.