Red Sox 2B Pedroia returns to lineup (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Dustin Pedroia is back in the Boston Red Sox lineup after missing one game to be with his pregnant wife. The reigning AL MVP and the starting second baseman in this year's All-Star game batted second against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Pedroia missed his fourth game of the season Monday night when his wife Kelli, who is seven months' pregnant, went into labor.

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