Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino was pulled from Saturday night’s game against the Houston Astros after sustaining a right hand and hamate injury.
Pasquantino had kept his hitting streak alive at eight games with a single earlier in the contest before appearing to hurt himself on a swing during the bottom of the fifth inning, with the score knotted at 4-4.
Isaac Collins stepped in as his replacement and took up a spot in left field, while Jac Caglianone moved over to cover first base for the remainder of the game.
The 28-year-old is having a difficult offensive season, posting a career-low .224 batting average. Over five seasons with Kansas City, he carries a .260 career average to go along with 76 home runs.
The contest between Houston and Kansas City was still deadlocked at 7-7 when a rain delay halted play with one out recorded in the top of the eighth inning.
