Hit Them Where They Are Not

As you might guess, most players with high batting averages on balls in play often hit the ball hard.

And then there’s Alcides Escobar. This season he’s batting .358 on balls in play, fifth best in the American League.

Nothing epitomizes Escobar’s season better than Saturday night, when he became the first player to collect four infield hits in one game since 2003. After the jump, Escobar’s four Escobarian bingles in all their video glory ...