Dustin Pedroia's frustration boils over, as pitching lets down Red Sox again

playESPN's John Kruk explains why it was necessary for Dustin Pedroia to get speak up during a meeting at the mound with Eduardo Rodriguez, who ended up getting optioned to Triple-A after the game. (1:01)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dustin Pedroia only did what Boston Red Sox fans everywhere wished they could have.

It was the second inning here Monday night, and another Red Sox starting pitcher was getting lit up. This time, it was Eduardo Rodriguez, who allowed five runs in the first inning -- against the woebegone Tampa Bay Rays, no less -- and a two-out infield single to Logan Morrison in the second, compelling pitching coach Carl Willis to come trudging back out to the mound.

And Pedroia, like…