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BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguezs numbers at Fenway Park are nothing short of prolific, but the same cant be said for Michael Pineda.As the 41-year-old Rodriguez prepares for what appears to be his final game against the Red Sox as a member of the New York Yankees at Boston on Thursday, the 27-year-old Pineda is hoping to reverse his Fenway fortunes.Pineda (6-10, 5.17 ERA) is 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA in six career starts at Fenway, and 4-5 with a 4.92 ERA in 10 starts against the Red Sox overall.The right-handers last against Boston came July 15, when he gave up five runs on five hits -- including three home runs -- while lasting just five innings in a defeat.Mookie Betts is 6-for-20 (.300) against Pineda with two homers and four RBI, while David Ortiz is 5-for-22 (.227) with a homer, two RBI and six strikeouts.However, Pineda may not have to face either Thursday.Betts left the Wednesday game before the start of the eighth inning with right calf tightness, and he is doubtful to play in the series finale, Red Sox manager John Farrell said.Ortiz, meanwhile, fouled a pitch off his right shin in the ninth inning and had to be helped off the field. X-rays were negative, and Ortiz was present in the clubhouse and seemingly in good spirits after Bostons 9-4 loss to New York.Anytime you lose a guy thats going to the Hall of Fame, thats going to hurt pretty bad, Betts said of Ortiz. Hopefully he can get well.As for Rodriguez, who announced in a press conference Sunday that he would play his final game with the Yankees on Friday in New York before being released, he will get one more crack at Fenway on Thursday.Rodriguez was held out of the starting lineup for the first two games of the series, a move that Yankees manager Joe Giradi defended before Wednesdays game despite his earlier comments that Rodriguez would dictate his playing time this week.My job description does not entail farewell tours, Girardi said.However, Girardi did have Rodriguez pinch-hit for Aaron Hicks with two runners on and no outs in the seventh inning, with the Yankees trailing 4-1. Rodriguez flied out to right.There are certain situations that Im going to use him as a pinch hitter, and I liked it, Girardi said. I was looking for a three-run homer, and I went to him.Rodriguez is a lifetime .287 hitter with 29 home runs and 88 RBI in 132 games at Fenway.New York lost starter Nathan Eovaldi after he threw just 12 pitches Wednesday. The initial diagnosis was right elbow discomfort, but he flew back to New York for further evaluation.Its frustrating, its concerning, but we really wont know anything until probably (Thursday) night, Girardi said.Boston had a pitching setback of its own Wednesday, announcing that scheduled Thursday starter Steven Wright was being skipped due to right shoulder inflammation.The knuckleballer sustained the injury while sliding into second base as a pinch runner during Sundays game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.There is no timetable for Wrights return, although he was not immediately placed on the disabled list.Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.93 ERA) will start in Wrights place. The southpaw has pitched well against the Yankees in his young career, going 4-1 with a 2.01 ERA in five starts against them.He last faced them on July 16, holding New York to one run on four hits with two walks and a strikeout in seven inning. He earned the victory.Jacoby Ellsbury is 5-for-14 (.357) with two home runs and two RBI against Rodriguez, while Brett Gardner (3-for-10, .300) and Alex Rodriguez (5-for-13, .385, three RBI) also have taken him deep. Andrelton Simmons Angels Jersey . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Fred Lynn Jersey . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. http://www.baseballangelslockroom.com/zack-cozart-angels-jersey/ . 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PHOENIX -- Jace Peterson has been scratched from the Atlanta Braves lineup due to general soreness a day after crashing into the outfield wall and later hitting a game-ending homer .Peterson stayed in Sundays game after running shoulder-first into the wall in center during the third inning to make a catch. He hit a walkoff homer in the 10th inning for a 7-6 victory over the Washington NNationals.ddddddddddddPeterson was initially listed in Mondays lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks batting seventh and playing second base, but he was replaced by Chase dArnaud.Peterson is batting .255 with seven homers and 22 RBI in 83 games this season. ' ' '