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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boston Red Sox closer&amp;nbsp;Koji&amp;nbsp;Uehara&amp;nbsp;was activated from the disabled list before Monday's home opener against the Washington Nationals, the team announced. Veteran reliever Tommy Layne was sent to Triple A Pautucket&amp;nbsp;in a corresponding move.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uehara began the season on the DL with a strained hamstring. He pitched one inning for Class A Greenville on Saturday.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"He feels, I think, an increase in confidence after full-game intensity,\" Farrell told reporters Sunday, according to MLB.com. \"Everything points to him rejoining us [Monday].\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;Bartolo Colon loses helmet, drives in first run in 10 years&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edward Mujica served as Boston's closer while Uehara was injured. He gave up a game-tying to home run to the Yankees' Chase Headley&amp;nbsp;in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday, though the Red Sox won that game in 19 innings.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Uehara, 40, signed a two-year contract with the Red Sox in October. He has been Boston's closer for the past two seasons, compiling 47 saves.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200B\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Dan Gartland&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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