BALTIMORE -- With the regular season reaching the finish line
either Wednesday or Thursday for the Red Sox, there was no
longer any time to get Clay Buchholz ready to pitch in a
controlled environment.  Boston activated the righty from the
60-day disabled list for Wednesday night's contest against the
Orioles.  Buchholz last started for the Red Sox on June 16 and
has been recovering from a stress fracture in his back. He will
be used only for bullpen stints, because there simply wasn't
enough time for him to get stretched out.  "I actually saw my
name on the bottom of the lineup card for the first time in
three-and-a-half months," said Buchholz. "I still haven't really
talked to anybody about what my role is. Obviously, I'm not
going to be starting. I'll probably be sent out to the bullpen,
and if a situation arises where I can get in the game, we'll go
from there."  In an ideal circumstance, the Red Sox would blow
the Orioles out on Wednesday and they could give Buchholz a low-
leverage situation to see how p