Escobar went 2-for-3 with two hits and two RBI Monday in a 3-2 win over the A's. Escobar was the hero Monday with a go-ahead single in the seventh inning of a victory that would put the Royals atop the AL Central. The 27-year-old is slashing .280/.316/.373 with two home runs and 24 stolen bases in 410 at-bats.