Dustin Pedroia’s Laser Show Continuing in Series Against Royals

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May 9, 2012

Dustin Pedroia's Laser Show Continuing in Series Against RoyalsEditor's note: The temperature gauge is a Bill James-created statistic that measures how hot or cold hitters are. We will spotlight Red Sox and opposing team temperatures on game days.

Relax. It's just another Dustin Pedroia laser show.

The Red Sox second baseman carries a nine-game hitting streak into Wednesday night's game against the Royals. His average has risen to .309 in that span, and he's also collected four RBIs over the last two games.

Pedroia kicked off the series against Kansas City with a 2-for-3 performance on Monday. He also walked three times and scored three runs in that contest.

Will Middlebrooks remains hot for the Red Sox as well. The rookie third baseman had a hit in his only at-bat on Tuesday night, and is hitting .409 (9-for-22) with three home runs and nine RBIs since being called up.

Middlebrooks left Tuesday's game with a tight hamstring, though.

Here are the Red Sox and Royals temperatures for May 9.

Red Sox
Will Middlebrooks, 97
Dustin Pedroia, 89
David Ortiz, 84
Adrian Gonzalez, 77
Marlon Byrd, 70
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 69
Ryan Sweeney, 68
Mike Aviles, 66
Darnell McDonald, 63
Kelly Shoppach, 55
Nick Punto, 54
Cody Ross, 53

Royals
Mike Moustakas, 81
Billy Butler, 79
Alex Gordon, 78
Irving Falu, 76
Chris Getz, 75
Jeff Francoeur, 75
Jarrod Dyson, 74
Humberto Quintero, 67
Mitch Maier, 64
Brayan Pena, 60
Alcides Escobar, 55
Eric Hosmer, 53

Follow all of Wednesday's action with NESN.com's Red Sox live blog.

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