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Howard activated, Gload placed on DL

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Somewhat surprising news from Matt Gelb: Howard is activated a day earlier than expected while Gload takes his place on the DL. No word yet on whether Howard will be in the lineup, but Gelb tweets that he is at the ballpark so one would assume he will. Yay for opening day lineups! Meanwhile, on the Phillies' bench, Dom Brown's rear end gains more splinters. Condition feared to be grave.