Park closes uneven month with hard-hit HR

MINNEAPOLIS — When Byung Ho Park connects on a home run, he certainly doesn’t get cheated.

Park hit his team-leading sixth homer of the season off right-hander Jordan Zimmermann in the Twins’ 4-1 loss to the Tigers on Saturday, and the ball left the bat at 112 mph and traveled an estimated 435 feet, per Statcast™.

It marked the third-longest dinger hit by Park in 2016. His homers are averaging an impressive 428 feet this season.

“Park got ahold of one and that was good to see,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “He’s starting to progress in his consistency with his at-bats. I think he’s gaining confidence. He’s starting to figure out how to be aggressive. When he gets a mistake, he hits them a long way. It’s fun to watch his power.”

It has been a learning curve for Park, who is adjusting to seeing Major League pitching after starring in the Korean Baseball Organization, where he hit a combined 105 homers over the past two seasons. Park is batting .227/.288/.561 with four doubles and eight RBIs in 19 games, but he has been better recently, as he has …

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