querying with mysql-simple-pool escaping characters

Question

Im using node.js mysql-simple-pool and I am trying to escape user input. Doing

pool.query('INSERT INTO table SET ?', tableData, function(err, results) {
    if (err) {
        console.log(err);
        return;
    }
    console.log(results);
});

where tableData = {name: 'jon', last: 'doe'} I get [TypeError: Object #<Pool> has no method 'escape']. So is there a way around this or do I need to claim the connection to escape the values?

EDIT

I just tested claiming the connection and got the same results as mentioned above. Im lost now :D

pool.claim(function(err, connection) {
    if (err) {
        console.log('Claimning connection error: ' + err);
        return;
    }
    connection.query('INSERT INTO table SET ?', tableData, function(err, results) {
        if (err) {
            console.log('Error inserting job to DB: ' + err);
            return;
        }
        console.log('Insert results :' + results);
        connection.end();
    });
});

Answer 1

Well after looking at node-mysql, it supports connection pooling. I made the switch and can use .escape() to sanitize data. :D