Pratto is absent from the lineup Friday versus the Yankees.
Analysis: Salvador Perez will start at first base and Logan Porter will do the catching as the Royals face off against left-hander Carlos Rodon. The left-handed-hitting Pratto went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Thursday's series finale versus the Tigers and carries a disappointing .228/.306/.352 season slash line.
Nick Pratto Out of lineup Wednesday
Pratto is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game at Detroit.
Analysis: Salvador Perez will take a turn at first base as Logan Porter handles the catching duties for the visiting Royals. Pratto, 24, has posted a disappointing .231/.309/.357 batting line across 91 major-league games this season.
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