Wednesday’s game was so frustrating and so soul-crushing that, when I was writing the recap, I totally forgot to include the part where Dustin Pedroia left after just an inning and a half of baseball. The second baseman came up to the plate in the top of the second, hit a routine fly ball to right field and jogged off the field. Nothing really looked out of the ordinary, but apparently the veteran felt something strange in the knee that’s been bothering him for a few years now. He was removed from the game with Eduardo Núñez taking his place at the keystone position, and it was later described as knee discomfort.
Red Sox likely to call up new second baseman for Friday
