BOSTON -- The Red Sox still are hopeful Dustin Pedroia (knee) will be ready to be activated when he's eligible to come off the 10-day disabled list Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Boston placed Pedroia on the DL with left knee inflammation Aug. 1 (retroactive to July 29).

"He's coming along good," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Swung the bat in the cage earlier today. He continues to ramp up his baseball activity. Threw yesterday. I would anticipate that we would get him on the field to take some ground balls as well. So he's coming along good."

Ramirez 'day-to-day

Hanley Ramirez left the Red Sox's 3-2 11-inning win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday during the 10th inning with left oblique soreness.

He's not in today's Red Sox lineup.

"Day-to-day at this point," Farrell said. "He's got some soreness actually on both sides in the oblique areas. ... I can't tell you how long it's going to be. I don't, at this point, foresee it being the DL. But we'll see how he comes in tomorrow. But he would be unavailable tonight."

Ramirez is batting .250 with a .337 on-base percentage, .432 slugging percentage, .769 OPS, 17 homers, 13 doubles and 42 RBIs in 94 games.