Alcides Escobar

BALTIMORE -- After tweaking his swing, Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar has become a model of consistency. Escobar hit just .235 in 2010 and .254 in 2011, his first two full Major League seasons. But so far in 2012, he's hitting .316, a change ...  

Escobar's bat adding to fine glove work BALTIMORE -- After tweaking his swing, Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar has become a model of consistency. Escobar hit just .235 in 2010 and .254 in 2011, his first two full Major League seasons.  

Notable former Charleston players include Trevor Hoffman (Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers), Ryan Braun (Milwaukee Brewers and National League Rookie of the Year), Alex Rios (Chicago White Sox), and Alcides Escobar ...  

Humberto Quintero grounded out short to first to end the inning. - Chris Getz grounded out to first. On the play, Alcides Escobar advances to second. Runner on second with two outs and Humberto Quintero due up. - Alcides Escobar infield single to short.  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City’s five-game winning streak away from home. Rodriguez fielded Escobar’s grounder behind third base and made a high throw ...  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City's five-game winning streak away from home. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez fielded Escobar's grounder behind the bag and made a ...  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City's five-game winning streak away from home. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez fielded Escobar's grounder behind the bag and made a ...  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City's five-game winning streak away from home. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez fielded Escobar's grounder behind the bag and made a ...  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City’s five-game winning streak away from home. Alex Rodriguez fielded Escobar’s grounder behind third base and made a high throw across the diamond.  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City's five-game winning streak away from home. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez fielded Escobar's grounder behind the bag and made a high throw ...  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City's five-game winning streak away from home. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez fielded Escobar's grounder behind the bag and made a ...  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City's five-game winning streak away from home. Rodriguez fielded Escobar's grounder behind third base and made a high throw across ...  

Diddy, Sean Combs or whatever he calls himself these days for my headline, but it's a perfect transition into talking about Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar. While I remain hesitant on backing Rays infielder Sean Rodriguez in Fantasy, I'm a fan of Escobar ...  

Out Adam Jones lined out to left to end the inning. Single Alcides Escobar singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Chris Getz due up. Out Chris Getz grounded into a double play, second to short to first. On the play, Alcides Escobar ...  

Three other right-handed hitters were in the top five spots -- Alcides Escobar, Billy Butler and Jeff Francoeur -- with lefty Mike Moustakas moving up to the three-hole for the first time. Escobar (.304), Moustakas (.298) and Butler  

Shortstop Alcides Escobar has been a spark for the Royals offensively by going 8 for 16 with three doubles and five RBIs in his last five games. Escobar had a single and drove in two Monday, giving him a .345 average in his last eight meetings with Texas.  

In the sixth, Chris Getz walked and Alcides Escobar singled to begin the inning before Boone Logan replaced Eppley on the mound. After Escobar stole second, Dyson lifted a sacrifice fly to left field, which brought home Getz. Gordon then lined a double ...  

One of the prizes they acquired was highly touted shortstop Alcides Escobar. Escobar had a reputation as a terrific defensive player with speed and range to both sides. The bat that evaluators had been waiting to see finally had started to come around.  

In the sixth, Chris Getz walked and Alcides Escobar singled to begin the inning before Boone Logan replaced Eppley on the mound. After Escobar stole second, Dyson lifted a sacrifice fly to left field, which brought home Getz. Gordon then lined a ...  

In the sixth, Chris Getz walked and Alcides Escobar singled to begin the inning before Boone Logan replaced Eppley on the mound. After Escobar stole second, Dyson lifted a sacrifice fly to left field, which brought home Getz. Gordon then lined a ...  

In the sixth, Chris Getz walked and Alcides Escobar singled to begin the inning before Boone Logan replaced Eppley on the mound. After Escobar stole second, Dyson lifted a sacrifice fly to left field, which brought home Getz. Gordon then lined a ...  

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He's hit .239/.307/.380 there so far. Alcides Escobar, SS, Royals. Escobar's average is hovering around .300, and he's 4-of-4 on stolen-base attempts. That's good enough to move Escobar to No. 17 in our SS rankings. It would be better if Escobar ...  

Alcides Escobar: Kansas City Royals, SS (39.5% owned) Escobar's numbers don't fly off the stat sheet, but at a position so shallow, they sure are useful. The 25 year-old is currently batting .295, has eight runs and five steals. He is unlikely to maintain ...  

Francoeur scored on an Alcides Escobar fielder’s choice grounder while Moustakas scored on Yunel Escobar’s throwing error. The Blue Jays added a run in the eighth when Lawrie, who had walked and went to third on Arencibia’s single, pulled off a double steal.  

Jose Bautista and Yunel Escobar each added an RBI for the Blue Jays, who have won the first three games of this four-game set. Ricky Romero (3-0) gave up two runs on five hits over eight innings. He struck out five and walked two. Alcides Escobar and Mike ...  

"Next thing I know, I see a baseball bat flying right at me." It was the barrel of Alcides Escobar's broken bat heading right at Jackson's head. He tried to duck, but didn't duck far enough. The bat hit him squarely in the noggin. Ouch! "He had a knot ...  

Maybe not whiz-kid shortstop Alcides Escobar. Not yet. But leading the way is franchise cornerstone Alex Gordon, who is signed for another four years and has several talented young friends. At first glance, you’d have to be crazy to prefer ...  

You can crush us You can bruise us But you’ll have to answer to Oh, runs of Broxton After Oakland’s Seth Smith reached on an Alcides Escobar error in the 12th, Broxton walked two batters and hit two more to take a blown save and a loss in a 5-4 game. Broxton retired the first batter he faced prior to Escobar’s miscue. After the two walks, the tying run scored on a groundout and Broxton was in position to still send the game to the 13th. Only...  

And of course Alcides Escobar was very solid at shortstop, though the Angels were able to score on a short hopper with the bases loaded to short. However it looked as if Mike Moustakas made a hard charge towards Escobar that fouled up what would ...  

Butler homered to left-center in the third with Alcides Escobar aboard. Butler also drove in Jarrod Dyson with a sacrifice fly in Kansas City's two-run fifth. Butler's eight home runs and 31 RBIs lead the Royals. Moustakas sent his sixth homer of the ...  

The first three batters in the third inning conspired to create a 2-0 deficit for him and the Orioles. Alcides Escobar reached on an infield hit, Irving Falu singled and Humberto Quintero doubled over center fielder Adam Jones' head to score two runs.  

The Royals would later load the bases with two outs on a pair of walks by Moustakas and Alex Gordon, but Alcides Escobar grounded out to third to end the inning and keep it a 3-0 game. The Yankees then threatened to break through in the home third after ...  

That makes it easy to overlook Moustakas’ emergence as a defensive third baseman who now serves as a perfect complement to shortstop Alcides Escobar in providing the Royals with a potent blockade on the left side of their infield. “As soon as the ball ...  

Mike Moustakas clubbed a solo homer and added an RBI single, while Eric Hosmer and Alcides Escobar had an RBI each for the Royals, who had their three-game winning streak halted. Billy Butler added three hits in the loss. Bruce Chen (0-3) was hammered for ...  

Butler had three of the nine Kansas City hits. --SS Alcides Escobar was in the Kansas City lineup even though he was plunked in the arm by a Justin Verlander pitch in the ninth inning Monday. "He has a little swelling in the forearm, but no effect at all ...  

(Kansas City, MO) -- The slumping Royals suffered a 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays at The K yesterday. Alcides Escobar and Mike Moustakas each had an RBI for the Royals, who have lost a franchise-worst nine straight at home and 10 in-a-row overall. Danny Duffy ...  

Valverde then brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth after allowing a one-out walk to Brayan Pena. But he struck out Alcides Escobar before inducing an Alex Gordon grounder to first to end the game. Detroit struck first in the second inning after ...  

Mark Teixeira followed with a liner to Chris Getz at second base, who snagged it in the dirt and fired to Alcides Escobar to start a double play. Jeter advanced to third for Alex Rodriguez, who hit a chopper to Moustakas at third base. He made a barehanded ...  

Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals held off the Boston Red Sox 4-3 last night. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ninth inning for his ...  

Valverde then brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth after allowing a one-out walk to Brayan Pena. But he struck out Alcides Escobar before inducing an Alex Gordon grounder to first to end the game. Detroit struck first in the second inning after ...  

Butler stroked a two-run double in the first and doubled home Gordon in the fifth. Gordon's double in the two-run sixth scored Alcides Escobar. Jeter can be excused for his off-night - grounding out four times - but he's still hitting .390. Teixeira's ...  

Fast forward to Sunday. Irving Falu was thrown in the fire and came out clean. He made his first career start at shortstop, giving Alcides Escobar his first day-off of 2012. He was put to the test almost immediately when he retired Alex Rodriguez on a can ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals held off the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Wednesday night. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ...  

KANSAS CITY, MO. Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals held off the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Wednesday night. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ...  

ROYALS 4, RED SOX 3 (at Kansas City, Mo.) — Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Royals held off the Red Sox. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ninth inning ...  

Shortstop Alcides Escobar fouled off Floyd's first pitch before hitting a soft grounder back at Floyd, who threw home for the force out. Humberto Quintero also proved a bit too eager, as the Royals catcher swung at the first pitch and hit another soft ...  

"That guy (Floyd) had good stuff tonight," shortstop Alcides Escobar said. "Really good. Every pitch was moving _ moving a lot. His slider and his two-seamer." Paulino, 1-1, allowed four runs and seven hits in 52/3 innings. All four runs came on two-out ...  

Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Alcides Escobar's two-run single in the fifth inning was the difference as the Kansas City Royals downed the Texas Rangers, 3-1, in the opener a two-game series. Bruce Chen (2-4) allowed a run on five hits and two walks ...  

Alcides Escobar went 3 for 3 with two walks for Kansas City, which broke it open with six runs in the ninth inning. Francoeur also had an RBI single and made a nice play in right field. Kansas City won for the fourth time in five games despite losing Danny ...  

Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Alcides Escobar's two-run single in the fifth inning was the difference as the Kansas City Royals downed the Texas Rangers, 3-1, in the opener a two-game series. Bruce Chen (2-4) allowed a run on five hits and two walks ...  

“So I thought that kind of livened us up and then we were able to relax and have some good swings.” Alcides Escobar went 3 for 3 with two walks for Kansas City, which broke it open with six runs in the ninth inning. Francoeur also had an RBI single and ...  

Alcides Escobar went 3 for 3 with two walks for Kansas City, which broke it open with six runs in the ninth inning. Francoeur also had an RBI single and made a nice play in right field. Kansas City won for the fourth time in five games despite losing Danny ...  

So I thought that kind of livened us up and then we were able to relax and have some good swings.'' Alcides Escobar went 3 for 3 with two walks for Kansas City, which broke it open with six runs in the ninth inning. Francoeur also had an RBI single and ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals held off the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Wednesday night. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and ...  

Alcides Escobar continued a recent hitting surge with a two-run single with two outs in the fifth inning, which erased the 1-0 deficit created by Nelson Cruz's booming homer in the fourth inning. The Royals added another run in the seventh after ...  

Eric Hosmer also drove in a run on a fielder's choice in the fourth, and Alcides Escobar tried to start a rally with an RBI single off Matt Capps in the ninth. With runners on second and third, though, pinch-hitter Yuniesky Betancourt lined out ...  

Entering play on Sunday, a pair of Royals ranked in the top five in the AL in stolen bases. Shortstop Alcides Escobar was tied for first with seven steals, and second baseman Chris Getz was tied for fifth with five. "Both of us have the ability ...  

Entering play on Sunday, a pair of Royals ranked in the top five in the AL in stolen bases. Shortstop Alcides Escobar was tied for first with seven steals, and second baseman Chris Getz was tied for fifth with five. "Both of us have the ability ...  

Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run as the Royals solved Jon Lester for the first time in a while. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and a walk in the ninth inning for his seventh save in eight opportunities. The Royals were ...  

Butler homered to left-center in the third with Alcides Escobar aboard. Butler also drove in Jarrod Dyson with a sacrifice fly in Kansas City's two-run fifth. Butler's eight home runs and 31 RBIs lead the Royals. Moustakas sent his sixth homer ...  

Butler homered to left-center in the third with Alcides Escobar aboard. Butler also drove in Jarrod Dyson with a sacrifice fly in Kansas City's two-run fifth. Butler's eight home runs and 31 RBIs lead the Royals. Moustakas sent his sixth homer ...  

The Yankees walked three times and were twice hit by pitches in the inning. Robinson Cano had an RBI fielder's choice - a nice diving stop by shortstop Alcides Escobar - and Andruw Jones and Teixeira, back in the 3-hole after two games batting ...  

2. SS Alcides Escobar (3-for-7) is the only Kansas City hitter with more than two hits against Hammel. The Royals are 11-for-46 (.239) against him as a team. 3. The Orioles have won 15 of their last 18 games against the American League Central ...  

Arizona (with LHP Joe Saunders) Gerardo Parra CF Willie Bloomquist SS Justin Upton RF Miguel Montero C Chris Young DH Jason Kubel LF Paul Goldschmidt 1B Cody Ransom 3B Aaron Hill 2B Royals (with RHP Luis Mendoza) Alcides Escobar SS Irving Falu ...  

Peter Bourjos fell behind new pitcher Greg Holland 0-2 but sent a dribbler toward shortstop Alcides Escobar, who bobbled the ball slightly as the Angels scored the first run. Erick Aybar then broke the game open, lacing a three-run triple down ...  

The Royals couldn't have known that's all the offense they would muster. Sabathia retired 12 straight after a two-out double by Alcides Escobar in the second. Eric Hosmer broke up the streak with a two-out triple in the sixth that hit the wall ...  

The Royals couldn't have known that's all the offense they would muster. Sabathia retired 12 straight after a two-out double by Alcides Escobar in the second. Eric Hosmer broke up the streak with a two-out triple in the sixth that hit the wall ...  

Backup catcher Chris Stewart followed as he lined a run-scoring single over shortstop Alcides Escobar for the fourth run and Jeter completed the damage against Bruce Chen by jumping on a changeup for his two-run homer. "The bottom of the order ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run, and the Kansas City Royals held off the Red Sox, 4-3, last night. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and a walk in ...  

(cont.) The Royals have Alcides Escobar and Johnny Giavotella up the middle and Irving Falu can back up both positions. Getz is hitting .277 on the season thus far with 0 home runs and 8 RBI. Where his impact might be felt even more is in the ...  

Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run as the Royals solved Jon Lester for the first time in a while. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ninth inning for his seventh save in eight opportunities. The Royals were ...  

Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run as the Royals solved Jon Lester for the first time in a while. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ninth inning for his seventh save in eight opportunities. The Royals were ...  

Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run as the Royals solved Jon Lester for the first time in a while. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ninth inning for his seventh save in eight opportunities. The Royals were ...  

The Rangers’ Alberto Gonzalez (14) beat the tag at second base from Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar for a double in the fourth inning. Rangers sluggers Josh Hamilton (32) walked away from Royals catcher Brayan Pena and the plate after struck ...  

In the Yankees’ first save situation in the last nine games, Rafael Soriano closed it out in the ninth for his third save — but only after Alex Rodriguez made a strong throw across the diamond to get Alcides Escobar for the final out as Alex ...  

With bases loaded, Peter Bourjos dribbled a grounder to the left side and Kansas City shortstop Alcides Escobar, perhaps flustered by all the rabbits running around him, couldn't come up with the play. Alexi Amarista scored. Then, with bases ...  

As a guy who tends to see the glass half full instead of half empty – Mike Mousakas, Billy Butler, and Alcides Escobar are having good years. Billy Butler has a very real chance to drive in 100 runs for the first time in his major league career.  

After Humberto Quintero’s two-out RBI single made it a one-run game, Kansas City loaded the bases after Verlander (1-1) walked Mitch Maier and hit Alcides Escobar with the next pitch. The reigning American League MVP and Cy Young winner then ...  

Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals held off the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Wednesday night. Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ninth ...  

Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Royals held off the Red Sox 4-3 Wednesday night. Although three of the runs were unearned off Lester, he lost to the Royals for the first ...  

Before scoring again in the sixth, the Royals wasted a two-out triple by Getz in the second and a one-out double in the fifth by Alcides Escobar, who was thrown out attempting to steal third. A single, hit batter and two groundouts - the RBI ...  

“So I thought that kind of livened us up and then we were able to relax and have some good swings.” Alcides Escobar went 3 for 3 with two walks for Kansas City, which broke it open with six runs in the ninth inning. Francoeur also had an RBI ...  

Arlington, TX – Alcides Escobar's two-run single in the fifth inning was the difference as the Kansas City Royals downed the Texas Rangers, 3-1, in the opener a two-game series. Bruce Chen (2-4) allowed a run on five hits and two walks while ...  

"So I thought that kind of livened us up and then we were able to relax and have some good swings." Alcides Escobar went 3 for 3 with two walks for Kansas City, which broke it open with six runs in the ninth inning. Francoeur also had an RBI ...  

Mike Moustakas delivered the go-ahead single in the eighth inning and Alcides Escobar added an RBI single three batters later for Kansas City, which had lost 12 straight before beginning its winning streak. Trevor Plouffe homered for the Twins.  

Shortstop Alcides Escobar (2) checked on Royals starter Jonathan Sanchez (57) after Sanchez gave up a two-run double to the Indians' Jack Hannahan in the fifth inning Tuesday night in Cleveland. Simply leaving home wasn’t enough Tuesday for ...  

Short of that, the takeaway here is that the contract extensions the Royals gave to players like Alex Gordon, Sal Perez and Alcides Escobar are even more critical. So, too, are potential deals with pitchers like Danny Duffy and Mike Montgomery.  

He’s also slugging .406, a lower percentage than even spray-hitting Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar (.422) or Chicago White Sox leadoff man Alejandro De Aza (.417). Yo Adrian, where has your power gone? “I know statistically I ...  

Alex Gordon pulled a one-out double to right against Soriano in the ninth, but Falu and Alcides Escobar grounded out. The Royals opened the scoring after Falu’s leadoff single in the third inning. It also gave Falu at least one hit in his ...  

The Royals couldn’t have known that’s all the offense they would muster. Sabathia retired 12 straight after a two-out double by Alcides Escobar in the second. Eric Hosmer broke up the streak with a two-out triple in the sixth that hit the ...  

Mark Teixeira followed with a liner to Chris Getz at second base, who snagged it in the dirt and fired to Alcides Escobar to start a double play. at third base. He made a barehanded grab and threw out A-Rod by a step to preserve the victory.  

Verlander (1-1) allowed an RBI single by Humberto Quintero with two outs in the ninth, and then loaded the bases when he walked Mitch Maier and plunked Alcides Escobar on the elbow. Verlander came back to strike out Alex Gordon looking ...  

The Royals scored three unearned runs in the first inning and Alcides Escobar delivered a one-out RBI double in the fourth. Chen (1-4) allowed three runs, seven hits and struck out five. His only mistake came with two outs in the third ...  

The Royals scored three unearned runs in the first inning and Alcides Escobar delivered a one-out RBI double in the fourth. Chen (1-4) allowed three runs, seven hits and struck out five. His only mistake came with two outs in the third ...  

Verlander followed by drilling Alcides Escobar. And then things got really interesting: Alex Gordon at the plate against Verlander with the bases loaded in a 3-2 game. And then ... poof. A strikeout to end the game. For April baseball ...  

Johnson staked the Blue Jays to the lead with his first-inning home, and it was tied 1-all in the third inning when Alcides Escobar led off with a double. Chris Getz sacrificed him to third base, but Alex Gordon struck out — he’s hitting  

On the day it arrived, Alcides Escobar says he was maybe 5 or 6 years old, still a few years away from showing his preternatural baseball talent. There were no thoughts about making a diving stop in the hole at a major-league stadium ...  

Jarrod Dyson (CF); 2. Eric Hosmer (1B); 3. Billy Butler (DH); 4. Alex Gordon (LF); 5. Jeff Francoeur (RF); 6. Mike Moustakas (3B); 7. Brayan Pena (C); 8. Chris Getz (2B); 9. Alcides Escobar (SS). Pitcher -- Bruce Chen (1-4, 4.83 ERA).  

Third baseman Mike Moustakas led the way for the Royals by going 2-for-4 with three runs, an RBI and a solo home run in the fourth inning. Shortstop Alcides Escobar also had a big game by going 2-for-3 with a pair of runs in the win.  

After the Yankees gave him his first lead, 3-2, he proceeded to walk the leadoff man in the inning. He gave up a single and another walk before getting Irving Falu to flyout to left and striking out Alcides Escobar to end the inning.  

Doumit had an RBI double in the seventh for the Twins. Jared Burton and Glen Perkins each provided an inning of scoreless relief. Matt Capps allowed an RBI single by Alcides Escobar in the ninth.