BALTIMORE - A day after suffering a nasal contusion, Dustin Pedroia is not in the lineup for the Boston Red Sox.
"He's sore," manager John Farrell said before Tuesday's game against the Orioles. "I would think in an emergency only would we even consider putting him in the game. After talking with him here and after getting checked out, felt like it was best to just hold him out a day. I would expect him to be back in the lineup [Wednesday]."
Pedroia fouled off a pitch that bounced off home plate and struck him in the nose in the fourth inning of Boston's 10-8 win at Camden Yards on Monday.