Escobar was placed on the disabled list with a strained hamstring, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Escobar was diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain and is expected to miss two-to-four weeks with the injury. While Escobar is out, Luis Valbuena and Cliff Pennington will both likely spend time at third base. Before landing on the disabled list, Escobar had hit 17 RBI and built a .272/.324/.411 line over 38 games.