Layne made his season debut in Tuesday night's loss to Baltimore. He finished up the game, striking out two in one inning.
Layne is Boston's situational left-hander out of the bullpen, but there hasn't been too many situations calling for his skill set. The Red Sox starting staff has been atrocious through seven games -- 7.32 ERA, last in MLB -- so there's been little need for Layne to face a tough left-handed batter in a tight game.