BALTIMORE -- All it took was an important at-bat in a scoreless game for rookie Jose Miranda to make an impact in the big leagues for the first time.

With two outs in the top of the fourth against Orioles' left-hander Bruce Zimmermann, the Twins' No. 3 prospect ripped a line-drive double deep to the right-center-field gap to score Gio Urshela and put Minnesota on the board. It was only the start of what became a flood of scoring, as the Twins pulled away in the sixth and took home a 7-2 win.

Minnesota cranked out 10 hits, eight of which went for extra bases, and moved to six games above .500 (15-9) for the first time this season. On their current road trip (4-1), the Twins have outscored their opponents 28-13.

For the 23-year-old Miranda, cousin of "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the double represented his first MLB hit, his first extra-base hit, and his first RBI. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound righty got ahold of a first pitch sinker, lacing the double to the gap with an exit velocity of 101.3 mph.

"It felt great, especially cause we started scoring, so it was like 1-0,” Miranda said. “Take it out of the way, the first one, it felt good. I remember the pitch: it was like a fastball, middle in, drive it right-center. When I hit it, my first thought was, 'Please don't catch it, because I hit it good.' I know Cedric Mullins is a pretty good center fielder so I was like, 'Please don't catch it.'

"It helped me because I saw every pitch [Zimmermann had] in my first at-bat and then I was comfortable in my second one. I was ready for the first fastball he was going to throw me."

Miranda said his teammates were excited for him as he made his way back to the dugout after the run-scoring double. He got the ball back, and it was sitting on a shelf at his locker after the game. He says he will take the baseball back to his home in Puerto Rico.

"Everyone was telling me congratulations,” Miranda said. “Everyone was happy. It was a pretty cool moment."

Manager Rocco Baldelli knows the moment was special for Miranda.

“Yeah, it's always cool," he said. "It's awesome for every person involved that's a part of it. Every person that has helped someone along the way. It's a great time to reflect. You should reflect a little bit, whether you're Jose or you're anyone else who pulls for him or one of his teammates or one of his coaches. He's earned his opportunities by being a very good young player, and there'll be a lot more hits coming.”

The 2021 Twins Minor League Player of the Year, Miranda was called up from Triple-A St. Paul Monday and made his Major League debut at third base, becoming the first Twins player to make his debut at third base since James Beresford on Sept. 10, 2016, against Cleveland.

On Tuesday, Miranda started at first base for the first time in the Major Leagues. With the pregame announcement that Miguel Sanó needs surgery to repair meniscus damage in his left knee, first may become a common position for Miranda going forward. If he can continue to hit in the clutch as he did Tuesday night, the possibility that he could also play a strong defensive first base could provide a significant lift to the Twins until Sanó returns.

“I was working [on] a couple of things getting ready for the game, a couple of drills we have,” Miranda said. “That's what I basically did before the game, getting ready. I feel pretty comfortable over there. Feel good."

Miranda hit .344 with 30 homers and 94 RBIs last season in the Minors. This season he did not put up similarly eye-popping stats in 21 games at St. Paul, but he's made his way to the big leagues regardless.

Among the Twins' eight extra-base hits was Ryan Jeffers' three-run shot in the sixth, his third round-tripper of the season. Jeffers, who now has eight RBIs in his last five games, is still a young player too. He vividly remembers how it felt to get his first Major League hit two seasons ago. Jeffers' first hit, an RBI single on Aug. 20, 2020, against the Brewers, also drove in the first run of the game for his team.

“Yeah, you know any of those big-time milestones, whether it’s a first hit or [Jhoan] Duran’s first save last night, any of those are huge,” Jeffers said. “It was huge moments when they happened for me and it was really cool for him to get that first RBI in a big situation, too, where we needed him to come through and get that, so it’s always great.”