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A rest for Pedroia

Manager Terry Francona said when this trip began that he was planning to give every player a rest here and there.

Today, it's Dustin Pedroia's turn to sit out, at least at the start. The second baseman is being replaced by Alex Cora in the starting lineup.

"I know he (Pedroia) is young, but he hits a lot (extra batting practice) and I think this helps. Playing AC always seems to help us win, so this just makes sense to me," said Francona a short time ago in his daily media briefing.

Pedroia, whose hitting streak came to an end at 14 games when he went 0 for 1 on Tuesday night, was hitless in four at-bats last night. He's batting .319.

-- Steven Krasner

Posted by Steven Krasner  at 1:46 PM | Permalink