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Esky earns plenty of gold stars in walk-off win
- Updated: May 15, 2016
KANSAS CITY — There were plenty of stars in the Royals’ gritty 4-2 walk-off win in 13 innings over the Braves on Sunday.
There was Kendrys Morales, of course, who belted the game-winning two-run homer. There was left-hander Scott Alexander, who’d thrown the day before but gutted out three more innings in extras to extend the game.
And then there was Alcides Escobar, who scored ahead of Morales after getting the inning started with a single. He had three other hits as well, including a first-inning double, and recorded the eighth four-hit game of his career.
Escobar made several fine defensive plays as well. Simply put, he had his fingerprints all over this win.
“All over it,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “Esky had a great day today. …
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