The recent rise in Dustin Pedroia's play has not gone unnoticed around baseball.

Pedroia today was named the American League rookie of the month for May and AL player of the week for May 28-June 3.

Pedroia batted .415 for the month of May, hitting two homers and six doubles to go along with nine RBIs in 21 games for the month. Pedroia led all AL rookies in average, doubles, and on-base percentage. Pedroia follows Red Sox rookie pitcher Hideki Okajima, who was named rookie of the month for April this season.

For the week, Pedroia batted .609 with six doubles and six RBIs in six games against Cleveland and New York. Sox righty Daisuke Matsuzaka won the AL's weekly honor for May 14-20.

Pedroia is the first Red Sox rookie to win the AL's weekly honor since Brian Daubach won in August of 1999. The rookie second baseman has hit safely in his last 13 games, batting .489 over that span to raise his average from .253 to .336.

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Rehabbing Red Sox reliever Mike Timlin started Game 2 for the PawSox in doubleheader action in Norfolk, Va., today.

Timlin tossed two scoreless innings, allowed one hit and struck out two. Timlin threw 21 pitches (14 strikes) and left with a 2-0 lead in the game. Michael Tucker and Chad Spann hit back-to-back homers off Timlin in the top of the second.

Timlin has posted a 4.77 ERA in five rehab appearances with the PawSox.

Information above provided by the Red Sox media relations department.