Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia isn't headed to the disabled list despite a bone bruise on his right kneecap. Pedroia wasn't with his teammates for Thursday night's series finale against the Yankees as he returned to Boston to have his knee checked out. The infielder had what manager Terry Francona called a "very minimally invasive" procedure done by team medical director Tom Gill to determine the extent of his cartilage damage. "It got to the point the other night where it was starting to grab at him a little bit," said Francona. "The more we talked, we didn't want to put it off. This is just something to make sure he's OK." Pedroia injured his knee May 14, 2010, in Detroit when he tried to score from second on a single by David Ortiz and was thrown out at the plate. He reinjured the knee May 16 of this season at Fenway Park against Baltimore.