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Esky clutch after Orlando takes leadoff spot
- Updated: August 10, 2016
KANSAS CITY — For most of the last two years, Alcides Escobar has been a fixture atop the Royals’ lineup — starting 213 out of 273 regular-season games in 2015 and ’16 in the leadoff role.
But in Tuesday night’s 7-5 loss in 10 innings to the White Sox, there was a different face atop the lineup: Paulo Orlando. The effect was almost immediate, as the Royals pulled ahead, 1-0, in the first, posting just their seventh run in the first inning since July 17. But when they were down to their final out, it was Escobar who delivered an RBI single in the ninth, which forced extra innings.
“I turned to [bench coaches] Pedro [Grifol] and [Don Wakamatsu] and said this is a situation where Esky really excels,” manager Ned Yost said. “Sure enough, he ends up getting a base hit and tying the …
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