Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia (nose) aiming to return Wednesday for Boston

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (nose) is hoping to return to the starting lineup on Wednesday.

What It Means:

Pedroia is feeling better after taking a foul ball off the nose in Monday's game. He is sitting out Tuesday, but if his pain doesn't worsen overnight, he should be back at second base on Wednesday.

Before going down with injury, our models projected Pedroia for 1 home run, 4 RBI and a .300 batting average over 45 plate appearances remaining this season.