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Pedroia goes on Boston disabled list with strained hamstring

Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia is checked by team trainer Masai Takahashi after injuring his leg rounding first base on a single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Boston. Pedroia left the game with the injury. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia is checked by team trainer Masai Takahashi after injuring his leg rounding first base on a single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Boston. Pedroia left the game with the injury. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

By Associated Press June 25, 2015 1 min read

BOSTON (AP) – Second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Boston Red Sox because of a strained right hamstring.

Pedroia was hurt rounding first base after his go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning of Wednesday night’s 5-1 victory over Baltimore and limped off the field.

Boston manager John Farrell announced the decision Thursday and called the four-time All-Star and 2008 AL MVP the “heart and soul of our team.”

Pedroia is hitting .306 with nine homers and 33 RBIs.