In classic Kansas City Royals fashion, the team was already losing when Vinnie Pasquantino, top prospect and burgeoning fan favorite, stepped to the plate for the first time in the first game of his big league career. By the second time he came to the plate, the game was out of hand, the Rangers having chased Royals starting pitcher Jon Heasley from the game already and having amassed a 7-1 lead over Kansas City.
The Royals would eventually go on to lose 8-3, but Lesky had it right after that fourth inning:
Vinnie was fine.