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 m

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