LEADING OFF

WELCOME BACK: The Red Sox had to wait another day to get Dustin Pedroia back in the lineup. Manager John Farrell said after Tuesday night’s game was rained out that his injured second baseman would have been able to play after missing the previous two games. Instead, Pedroia will return a day later when the Red Sox host the Yankees. Pedroia has been out since he was spiked in the left leg during a late slide by Manny Machado on Friday. Boston ace Chris Sale (1-1, 0.91 ERA) will face Masahiro Tanaka (2-1, 6.00).

BIG-TIME BUNDY: Dylan Bundy and the AL East-leading Orioles will try to keep up their hot start against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bundy (3-1, 1.37) is finally looking like the ace many projected when he made his big league debut at 19 years old in 2012. Alex Cobb (1-2, 4.88) is up for the Rays.

GOOD TIMING: The struggling Mets got a timely break Tuesday when their game against Atlanta was postponed because of rain. New York has lost four straight and eight of nine, but gets to skip No. 5 starter Robert Gsellman and pitch Noah Syndergaard against the Braves. The Mets won’t dodge Atlanta ace and Tuesday’s scheduled starter Julio Teheran, though. The righty was pushed back a day and will try to extend his dominance against the NL East rival, having given up just three earned runs in his last 43 innings (0.63 ERA) against New York dating to 2015.

SLOW START: Jose Quintana (0-4, 6.17) seeks his first win of the season when the White Sox host the Royals. Quintana became the ace of Chicago’s staff after Chris Sale was traded to Boston in the offseason, but he’s struggled early in the role, allowing at least three earned runs in three of his four starts.