Uehara pitched a scoreless eighth inning, striking out two, in Boston's 7-2 win over San Diego on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

It wasn't exactly a high-leverage situation, but it was encouraging to see Uehara pitching effectively in his first outing since being activated off the disabled list. Particularly when manager John Farrell has had several eighth-inning choices blow up on him the past month. Uehara's return gives the manager another arm he can confidently deploy in the eighth inning.