Alcides Escobar wasn’t supposed to be in the Omaha lineup on Wednesday night.
Kevin Merrell and Gabriel Cancel were slated to start in the middle infield for the Storm Chasers in the second game of their home series with Indianapolis. Then Merrell was scratched late in the afternoon.
Escobar remained ready and proceeded to go 4 for 4 as a fill-in in Omaha’s 10-7 come-from-behind win at Werner Park. The veteran shortstop, who won a World Series with Kansas City in 2015, drove in four runs as the Chasers rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to edge the Indians in a wild back-and-forth affair.
Omaha hosts Indianapolis at 6:35, tonight, at Werner Park.
