Pedroia is hot: Leads AL in batting, hits

From the Woodland Record - Sports:

Dustin Pedroia of Woodland has hit safely in 40 of his last 44 games and has reached base in 42 of those games while batting at a .400 clip (78 for 195).

The hot-hitting second baseman of the Boston Red Sox took the lead of the AL batting race after Thursday night's 3 for 5 performance. He has a .323 season batting average going into tonight's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Dustin leads the AL in hits with 162 (tops in ML, too) , is second in runs with 89, and is third in doubles with 39.

Dustin is also tied with New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes for the major league lead with 49 multi-hit games this season, matching Pedroia's total for the entire 2007 season (for which he won Rookie of the Year).