Overview
- Pasquantino left Tuesday’s 4-1 extra-innings win in Oakland with low back tightness after three plate appearances, a game decided by Bobby Witt Jr.’s 10th-inning homer.
- General manager J.J. Picollo said the first baseman is day-to-day and that the club does not anticipate an IL stint.
- Manager Matt Quatraro said low back pain can flare and that coaches will set his availability based on how he responds to treatment as Pasquantino works through a slow start (.167/.276/.324 with three homers in 28 games).
- He was not in Wednesday’s lineup as the Royals monitor his back, and he said he wants to play but will be cautious and follow the trainers’ plan.
- The club had been managing the tightness for about a week and, after his exit, moved Nick Loftin to first base when Michael Massey entered.