Pedroia expects to play despite hamstring issue

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BOSTON — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia said he expects to play Thursday after leaving Wednesday’s game with right hamstring tightness.

Pedroia departed after lining a double into the left-field corner in the bottom of the fifth inning of Boston’s 10-3 win. He was replaced at second base by Marco Hernandez and was able to jog off the field.

“I’m fine,” Pedroia said before being asked if he will be in the lineup Thursday. ‘Yeah, unless I’m benched.’

Manager John Farrell said he saw Pedroia run down the line in his previous at-bat and knew his star was not running as hard as he normally does. Once he saw the same thing on the double, Farrell wanted to act before anything else occurred.

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