KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first indication that Dustin Pedroia might be seriously injured came when he starting spitting up blood. That’s when the Red Sox decided to get him off the field and to a hospital.
“They kind of freaked out and made me go get tested to make sure everything was OK,” Pedroia said.
Hit by a pitch in the back of his rib cage Sunday night in Houston, Pedroia was predictably out of the lineup last night for a 4-2 loss in the series opener against the Kansas City Royals. His back was bruised and swollen, but X-rays taken in both cities showed no broken bones, so the team is optimistic that the second baseman could play again as early as tomorrow.