MLB Briefs PEDROIA FOULS BALL INTO FACE

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia left Monday night’s game in Baltimore in the fourth inning after hitting a foul ball that bounced off the plate and then hit him in the face.

Pedroia suffered a nasal contusion and is day to day, the team announced. Pedroia was replaced by Brock Holt.

Eyes on Seager’s elbow.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he expects to play Corey Seager every day down the stretch, even while acknowledging that the team’s star shortstop is not at full strength physically and is operating in “preservation’’ mode with his sore right elbow.

Seager made an errant relay throw in the Dodgers’ 7-1 loss to the Nationals on Sunday night. He sat out in favor of Kike Hernandez in the opener of a fourgame series against the Phillies, but Roberts said he simply wanted to give Seager a rest after he fouled a ball off his calf and the Dodgers arrived in Philadelphia at a late hour.

O’s farmhand dies in car crash.

Orioles minor-league pitcher Miguel Gonzalez died from injuries suffered Saturday in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic.

“Our organization is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Miguel Gonzalez,” executive vice president Dan Duquette said in a statement. “Miguel was beloved by his teammates and coaches in the Dominican Republic. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this very difficult time.”

Orioles academy director Felipe Alou Jr. told ESPN’s Enrique Rojas that Gonzalez was returning home after visiting his girlfriend when he smashed his car against a truck that lost control.

A number of MLB players have been killed in accidents in the country, including Yordano Ventura of the Royals, Andy Marte of the Indians and Oscar Taveras of the Cardinals.

Indians are the favorite.

With just weeks left in the regular season, the Indians are World Series favorites at 9-4 at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas. The Dodgers are 5-2, followed by the Astros (5-1), Nationals (7-1) and Cubs (8-1).