Tommy Layne

Tom Layne pitched the 9th inning out of the bullpen giving up no hits and had one strikeout in a 8-4 win over the Rays.

Fantasy Impact

Tom Layne on the season has a 3.98 ERA with 28 strikeouts. During the month of August he has a 6.00 ERA.

Tommy Layne entered the ninth inning on Sunday against Oakland to preserve Boston's improbable 7-4 lead. Layne had no issues as he struck out two en route to his first save of the season.

Fantasy Impact

It was a little surprising to see Layne get the save opportunity Sunday, but he showed that he was more than up for the task. While Uehara was up and warming, manager John Farrell seemed content to keep him out of the game with the amount of work he'd seen in the past week. If Boston continues to play close games, names like Layne and Tazawa might start seeing some additional ninth inning action.

Tom Layne is in the mix for an Opening Day roster spot and has been receiving rave reviews from manager John Farrell, the Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Fantasy Impact

Tom Layne is off to a great start for the Red Sox in spring training. He finished the year strong with Boston in 2014 and was great coming out of the bullpen as a situational left hander and was effective against lefties (.159). There is an opportunity for him but it may require the Red Sox moving someone.