KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino left Saturday night’s 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox with a heat-related illness after striking out in the first inning.

“I kind of blacked out,” he said after the game. “I was kind of moving around weird because I was trying to figure out what was going on. I wasn’t very comfortable. I basically couldn’t slow my heart rate down.

“I think (manager Matt Quatraro) kind of hinted at it, but five seconds after I struck out, I puked all over the bathroom.”

The game-time temperature was 94 degrees.

Pasquantino, who called timeout during his at-bat, struck out swinging. When the Royals took the field for the second inning, left fielder Nick Loftin moved to first base. John Rave took over for Loftin in left and mov

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