ARLINGTON -- Royals catcher Martín Maldonado was removed from Saturday’s 6-2 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Park before the bottom of the sixth inning as a precaution because of tightness in his right forearm. Manager Ned Yost said the plan was to give Maldonado a rest on Sunday

ARLINGTON -- Royals catcher Martín Maldonado was removed from Saturday’s 6-2 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Park before the bottom of the sixth inning as a precaution because of tightness in his right forearm.

Manager Ned Yost said the plan was to give Maldonado a rest on Sunday anyway ahead of the off-day Monday.

“It’s going to be a little sore tomorrow -- probably what he did was, when he threw, he banged the back of his elbow, but the tendon and all the structure in his elbow [are] very sound, very strong,” Yost said.