Always hitting: Royals' Escobar sets MLB record in ALCS
The Kansas City Royals have been using shortstop Alcides Escobar at the leadoff spot so far in the ALCS, and it's working marvelously. Even though Escobar rarely sees a pitch he doesn't like, he's singled and tripled his way into the all-time record books already.
With his bunt single in Game 4 on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, Escobar accomplished something that hadn't yet been done in league history:
.@Royals Alcides Escobar is the first player in MLB history to lead off the first four games of any #postseason series with a hit #ALCSonFS1
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 20, 2015
Through the first three games of the ALCS, Escobar was hitting a gaudy .583/.615/.917 as he continues being quite an effective 'table-setter' for Ned Yost's club.
With at least one more game remaining in this series, Escobar could very well step up on Wednesday in Game 5 against Marco Estrada and collect another base hit in the first inning, continuing to put his name in the history books.
