Report: Pedroia only has bruise - no surgery

Good news for Red Sox Nation, Dustin Pedroia will not need surgery on that injured right knee as he has a bruise, according to Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com.

Red Sox manager Terry Francona said on Thursday that he expectes Pedroia, who's out of the line-up Thursday against the Yankees, to be in Toronto batting second on Friday.

Scutaro in for Pedroia tonight in NY

With ailing second baseman Dustin Pedroia in Boston getting his injured right knee checked out, Marco Scutaro gets the start Thursday night in NY against the Yankees and lefty C.C. Sabathia.

Here's your line-up:

Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Marco Scutaro, 2B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
David Ortiz, DH
Jed Lowrie, SS
Carl Crawford, LF
Mike Cameron, RF
Jason Varitek, C

It's Josh Beckett vs. Sabathia on the mound.

Surgery possible for Pedroia

Red Sox second baseman is heading back to Boston to have his right knee checked out and could have surgery, according to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe.

If he does have surgery, Pedroia could be out a month. He injured the knee in the May 16th game against Baltimore while fielding a ground ball.

Pedroia will be checked out on Thursday and could have the surgery immediately after.  He will not play in the Red Sox finale of their three game series with the Yankees.

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