Hyun Soo Kim on his first game and hit, plus Manny Machado and Vance Worley quotes

Outfielder Hyun Soo Kim made his major league debut today in the Orioles' 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. He went 2-for-3 with a pair of infield hits as he became the first Korean-born player in Orioles history.

After hearing a few boos on opening day, Kim heard what sounded like almost all cheers today as he batted for the first time and singled and scored in the second inning.

"Going back to opening day, there was a slight booing for me," Kim said through interpreter Danny Lee. "So that was slightly in my mind. All I thought about going into the game was, 'Try not to get booed anymore.' So I could perform throughout, but then the ovation helped me. It was a good start.

"I was really excited to see the team winning and undefeated. I was slightly concerned that the team might lose today with me in it. Make sure that doesn't happen. Tried my best."

That first hit didn't go very far, but it was a nice milestone for Kim. He hit a dribbler to the third base side of the mound off the glove of pitcher Jake Odorizzi during the Orioles' four-run second.

"Today was a nervous day and I tried to just focus on making contact with the pitches I saw. It has been quite a while and that was the main focus," he said. "I was very happy to be able to make a contribution. That was the only thing I tried to do each time at bat.

"More than a relief, it was a belief that I was lucky enough to get a first major league hit. There is a lot of gap to make improvements. I will try my best to show a better performance throughout."

Kim had a couple of hard-hit balls that he fielded for outs in left field.

"It has been awhile to play left field," he said. "I was trying to make adjustments on the balls hit toward me. But baseball is baseball and I've been playing for years. Just need to make better adjustments."

So will the ball from that first hit find its way to a treasured spot for Kim?

"I will keep that in a safe box and make sure no one takes it," he said.

Meanwhile, Manny Machado had a huge day for the Orioles. He went 4-for-4 with a double and two-run homer, and is batting .429. It was his fourth career four-hit game. He looked locked in.

"Locked in, no. Healthy, yeah, ready to play," he said. "It's the start of the season and we had a great homestand. Let's keep this ball rolling and keep playing as a team, keep doing the little things which will separate us. You don't win a championship in April, but you definitely learn how to play as a team.

"We're playing as a team, getting to know each other and doing the little things. We haven't driven the ball out of the ballpark as much as we are supposed to. But we've been getting guys over with some great baserunning and playing good defense. Doing the little things early on could take us a long way."

One of those little things came today in the last of the eighth. On third base after his double and a groundout, Machado scored an insurance run on a wild pitch for a 5-3 lead. He got a nice read on a ball that didn't get very far from the plate.

"You know what? We are trying to get the extra run in that situation. So (Evan) Longoria (playing third base) was off the bag, so get as much as possible. Wanted to be aggressive there," Machado said.

He added that he was happy to see Kim finally play and also come through today for the Orioles.

"I know he's been waiting for this moment a long time," Machado said. "I told him before the game to go out and have fun and do what you do. This is the same game as he played in Korea. Don't put pressure on yourself and enjoy this moment."

Vance Worley made his O's debut today, allowing seven hits and three runs over 4 2/3 innings. He got off to a strong start, throwing three scoreless innings with five strikeouts on 38 pitches.

"Overall, pretty good," Worley said. "(Matt) Wieters called a good game back there and the defense played well. The run support was there. It has been awhile (since he last pitched April 1), just tried to go until you can't. Fortunately, I got that far. It was good to be on the field again. Last time, what was it, opening night was the last time I was getting ready to go into a game. Just good to be out there."

A catcher's interference call denied him the third out in the top of the fifth, which would have ended with the O's ahead 4-2. It looked like he had retired Corey Dickerson for the third out, but Dickerson reached on the interference call. Worley gave up an RBI single to the next hitter, Steve Pearce, and then was replaced, an out short of qualifying for a win.

"It is what it is. There will be games where you are getting hit hard and they make plays behind me. Would I have liked to (finish the fifth), yeah. But we won, that is all that matters," said Worley, who is now 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA in his career against American League East foes.