Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima reinstated from 15-day disabled list

Published August 28, 2010 5:39pm EDT | Updated November 20, 2014 6:21pm EST

The Boston Red Sox have activated reliever Hideki Okajima from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Michael Bowden to Triple-A Pawtucket.

The moves were announced before Boston's game Saturday night at Tampa Bay.

Okajima had been out since Aug. 6 due to a strained right hamstring.