Jose Miranda of the Minnesota Twins singled in the fourth inning against the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday for his 12th straight hit in an at-bat, tying the longest streak in MLB history.

The fans at Target Field gave Miranda a standing ovation as the scoreboard and public address announcer informed them of the record. Miranda, a 26-year-old infielder from Puerto Rico, tipped his cap and waved in acknowledgement.

“It felt great seeing the fans, obviously, showing me (support),” said Miranda. “They are proud obviously.”

The streak finally ended in the sixth inning when Hunter Brown retired Miranda on a flyout to left field.

“There’s no real words,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “You’ve just got to kind of stop talking and enjoy it. Never seen something like that go on, on a field, over the course of a few days, ever, anywhere.”

Miranda entered the game with 10 consecutive hits. In his first plate appearance, he was hit on the arm by a pitch from Brown. After being examined by the Twins training staff, Miranda remained in the game.

In the second inning, Miranda drove Brown’s first pitch into center for an RBI single. In the fourth, he got another single to right-center to tie the record of 12 straight hits, accomplished by Johnny Kling in 1902, Pinky Higgins in 1938 and Walt Dropo in 1952.

NO CHARGES YET AGAINST RAYS’ FRANCO >> Wander Franco still faces legal repercussions from prosecutors in the Dominican Republic for allegations that he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl.

The deadline for the prosecutors to press charges against the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop was Friday, six months after a judge ordered Franco to be investigated for committing sexual and psychological abuse of the minor.

Franco was released from prison on parole.

The law in the Dominican Republic allows a judge the power to grant an extra 10 days for the prosecutors and victims to present their conclusions.

In those 10 days, the prosecutors will be able to formulate their accusation, request that the case be closed or withdraw the charges, and the victims can dismiss their accusation or continue with it.

“The deadline literally expires after six months, but there is a requirement that must prevail for that, and that is that the judge notify the prosecutor and notify the victim,” said Dinora Diloné, the father of the minor’s lawyer.

According to prosecutors, Franco paid the girl’s mother thousands of dollars to consent to the relationship, which lasted four months. The girl’s mother is also charged in the case and remains under house arrest.

Franco is under administrative leave by Major League Baseball and the player’s association through July 14.

Tampa Bay’s All-Star shortstop has not played since Aug. 12 while MLB continues its investigation.