"When it comes to Adrian Gonzalez, most of the focus has been on the power and production he's provided from the third spot in the order — and with good reason.

But there's so much more to this sweet-swinging left-hander than long balls and RBI. After last night's 4-for-4 performance, he's up to third in the American League in batting.

His three singles and double against an assortment of Chicago Cubs pitchers in last night's 5-1 series-ending win hiked his average up to .342. Only Tampa Bay's Matt Joyce and Toronto's Jose Bautista are hitting for a better average.

Unlike earlier this month when he adopted an Ichiro Suzuki-like swing to tackle Yankees ace lefty CC Sabathia, Gonzalez didn't have to change anything last night during his at-bats against Cubs starter James Russell and relievers Justin Berg and John Grabow."