Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia on Red Sox's bench Tuesday

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is out of Tuesday's lineup versus the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

Pedroia is 2-for-19 (.105) so far this season. He spent the past two games playing designated hitter. Eduardo Nunez is replacing Christian Vazquez on second base for Boston in Tuesday's matchup and Steve Pearce is in the DH slot.

numberFire's models project Pedroia for 7 home runs, 39 RBI, and 48 runs scored over the rest of the season.