MINNEAPOLIS -- Dustin Pedroia took zero satisfaction in the fact that his two homers on Wednesday gave him seven for the season, equaling his total from 2014.
If it had come in a winning effort, maybe Pedroia would have taken some measure of pride in his power returning along with his health. But Pedroia is consumed by team results, and the Red Sox, who lost, 6-4 to the Twins, aren't playing well.
And it eats at their leader.
"It's not for a lack of effort," said Pedroia. "Guys are in the cage working.