FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Dustin Pedroia's first game in nearly 10 months couldn't have gone much better -- even if it lasted just one inning.
Pedroia cleanly fielded a two-out grounder by Minnesota's Jake Cave, then singled off Kohl Stewart leading off the bottom half of Boston's 12-1 loss Thursday.
"It made me happy to run around the bases," Pedroia said. "It was really fun out there."
A four-time All-Star and the 2008 AL MVP, Pedroia's knee problems began with a spikes-up takeout slide at second by Baltimore's Manny Machado on April 21, 2017.