Sox outfielder Gonzalez relishes first major-league hit

In his first at-bat joining the White Sox from Class AAA Charlotte the day before, Luis Gonzalez doubled for his first major-league hit in Wednesday's win at Pittsburgh.

"It happened so fast," said Gonzalez, who started the game in left field before moving to right in the seventh inning. "I just swung and by the time I knew it, I was on my way to second base. A surreal moment right there for me. I told myself I'm getting that ball back and I was thankfully able to do it."

In the second inning, the Pirates' defense was shifting the left-handed Gonzalez to pull the ball, so he drove it the other way to left field.

"I laid off a couple of good sliders, (Pirates starter Chase De Jong) threw me a good slider down and in and I was able to take it," Gonzalez said. "Just telling myself see the ball deep, let it travel, make some hard contact and luckily I was able to get that heater away and just put the barrel on it."