Just call it the home run homestand featuring Vinnie Pasquantino. Continuing a trend that has marked their 7-2 homestand, the Royals pounced on the Rangers Wednesday with a recently familiar weapon. After singles by Mike Yastrzemski and Bobby Witt Jr.

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino left a game against the Chicago White Sox with a heat-related illness after striking out in the first inning Saturday.

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino exited Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a heat-related illness. In the first inning, Pasquantino was checked out by Royals manager Matt Quatraro and the training staff during his first at-bat. He appeared to feel discomfort while at the plate against White Sox starter Sean Burke.

In the bottom of the first inning Saturday night, Vinnie Pasquantino was having trouble slowing his heart rate, seeing straight and keeping the contents of his stomach down, the latter of which he failed to do but at least made it off the field first.

Vinnie Pasquantino homered in the first inning and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers

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Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino reveals that he 'blacked out' during a heat-related illness on Saturday.

John Rave homered playing in place of the ailing Vinnie Pasquantino and the Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday night to move above

Kansas City first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino exited Saturday night's game against the visiting Chicago White Sox due to a heat-related illness, according to the team. On a steamy night in Kansas City,

Pasquantino, who has been red-hot at the plate, delivered a three-run home run in the top of the first inning against Texas Rangers opener Caleb Boushley. But the Kansas City bats went cold from there, and disaster struck in the top of the ninth inning.

Kyle Higashioka had a three-run double in the ninth inning after a two-out error by Vinnie Pasquantino, and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Wednesday night. Higashioka’s double gave Texas its first lead since the first inning.