Red Sox place Uehara on DL with strained pec

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The Boston Red Sox placed Koji Uehara on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, saying the late-inning reliever has a right pectoral strain.

Uehara entered Tuesday night’s game in a nonsave situation in the ninth inning of the Red Sox’s 4-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. Seven pitches later, he exited clutching his right arm and “praying” he hadn’t suffered a serious injury.

It was the last thing the Red Sox needed, especially with closer Craig Kimbrel already on the disabled list.

Uehara said he felt the soreness on his fifth pitch of the …

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