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Esky’s leaping double play key in Royals’ win
- Updated: May 21, 2016
CHICAGO — Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar leaped into the air, raised his glove to prepare for a backhand stab, and — for a moment — seemed to freeze with his feet off the ground as he twisted to reach for Todd Frazier’s rocket line drive.
In the seventh inning of the Royals’ 4-1 win against the White Sox on Friday night, there was the smack of ball hitting leather, then the gasps, then the return to ground.
But Escobar wasn’t done. As soon as his feet hit the field, he wheeled and fired a throw to second to double up Adam Eaton for an inning-ending double play. Escobar’s nifty glove work halted any chance of a White Sox rally.
“He’s …
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