The Kansas City Royals are skipping Yordano Ventura's next turn in the rotation to rest his sore back.

Ned Yost said Tuesday night that Ventura experienced some pain in his lower back after his last start Friday night in Texas. An MRI exam showed some fluid consistent with inflammation but no damage.

"It's gotten better over the last couple of days but it's something we don't really want to push," Yost said. "Could he pitch tomorrow? Yeah, probably. Maybe. But as a precaution we think kit's smarter to go ahead and bang him one start and go from there."

The rookie is 10-9 with a 3.40 ERA this season.