After winning last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the rubber game of a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field this afternoon.

Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on Comcast SportsNet Chicago. If you don’t live in either market you’re in luck as well as TBS will have national coverage of the game outside of the Red Sox and White Sox television markets. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

Andrew Miller looks to solidify his spot in the rotation while putting his control issues behind him in his eight start of the season. In his previous seven starts, Miller is 4-1 with a 5.45 ERA. He has not faced the White Sox since 2007 when he was a member of the Detroit Tigers. He’s made three career appearances (two starts) against the White Sox and is 0-1 with a 9.58 ERA (11 ER/10.1 IP). He’s made two appearances (one start) on the South Side where he has no record with a 7.11 ERA (5 ER/5.1 IP).

Mark Buehrle makes his 21st start and 11th at home for the ChiSox this afternoon. In his previous 20 starts, Buehrle is 8-5 with a 3.22 ERA. He has not faced the Red Sox in 2011 but was 0-1 with a 5.54 ERA (8 ER/13 IP) in 2010. He’s made 16 appearances (15 starts) against the Red Sox in his career and he is 6-6 with a 4.57 ERA. He’s made ten appearances (nine starts) against the Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field where he is 3-4 with a 4.33 ERA.

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Here are this afternoon’s lineups:

65-40		52-53
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Brent Lillibridge	LF
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Alexei Ramirez	SS
3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B	3. Paul Konerko	1B
4. Kevin Youkilis	3B	4. Carlos Quentin	RF
5. David Ortiz	DH	5. Adam Dunn	DH
6. Carl Crawford	LF	6. Alex Rios	CF
7. Darnell McDonald	RF	7. Tyler Flowers	C
8. Jason Varitek	RF	8. Gordon Beckham	2B
9. Marco Scutaro	SS	9. Brent Morel	3B
Andrew Miller	SP	Mark Buehrle	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

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Grading the trading [Boston Herald]

The Bard’s tale [Boston Herald]

Deadline countdown: Sox’ options limited [CSNNE.com]

Sox try to pick up pieces in last hours [ESPN Boston]

Who made the call on Harden’s medicals? [Extra Bases]

How about starting Aceves? [Extra Bases]

Red Sox wanted clause to protect against Rich Harden’s health [Full Count]

What Has Been the Best MLB Trade Deadline Pick Up For the Red Sox Since 2000? [NESN.com]

Astros’ Massive Rebuilding Efforts Have Brad Mills in Challenging Role [NESN.com]

Video: Mike Aviles ‘Shocked’ But Excited About Trade to Red Sox [NESN.com]

Yale’s Ryan Lavarnway has been a hit in Red Sox system [New Haven Register]

Francona preparing for wild trading-deadline day [Projo Sox Blog]

Anderson still in Pawtucket [Projo Sox Blog]

Miller looks to be more relaxed in finale [RedSox.com]

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On waivers by Texans, Orlovsky agrees to deal with Colts [CT Post]

Success On Field, Facilities, Coaches Combine To Help UConn Football Recruiting [Hartford Courant]

Orlovsky Signs With Colts After Being Cut By Texans [Hartford Courant]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

UConn’s Ollie, a possible successor to Calhoun, always a gamer [CT Post]

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Hartley leads U.S. into U-19 gold medal game [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Hartley Leads U.S. Past Brazil In U-19 Semis; Will Meet Spain In Final [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Postgame U-19 Comments From Rizzotti, Dolson And Hartley [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Dolson and Hartley Lead Team USA to Gold Medal Game [UConnHuskies.com]

As the MLB Trade Deadline approaches, the Boston Red Sox do have one less thing to worry about it when it comes to their starting rotation. And no, I’m not talking about the health of Clay Buchholz but rather Jon Lester.

Lester made his return from the DL last week and went just 5.1 innings. Last night was a totally different story though.

With the help of his catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, the pair did a good job of keeping the Chicago White Sox batters at bay for the game. Lester used all of his arsenal last night and commanded and located all of them well. He pounded the zone and threw strikes. More importantly, he did it very efficiently.

He entered the 7th inning at just 62 pitches, a little over 10 an inning up to that point. He would end up throwing 36 pitches over the final two innings with the only damage being a home run by Gordan Beckham in the 8th that cut the Red Sox lead to 5-2 and saw Jonathan Papelbon warming up for the 9th.

The offense made sure that Paps wasn’t needed though as they exploded for five more runs in the top half of the 9th.

After a Dustin Pedroia single, Adrian Gonzalez hit a no doubt home run to push the lead to 7-2 and immediately made Paps sit back down. They weren’t done yet though as Kevin Youkilis followed the Gonzo shot with a solo one of his own. Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Marco Scutaro would add RBIs in the inning as well to push it to the final margin of 10-2.

For the first four innings last night, it looked as though the Red Sox would suffer yet another defeat to the hands of Ozzie Guillen‘s White Sox. They were only able to manage two hits up until the 5th inning when things changed for the better for the visiting nine.

Carl Crawford led off the inning, stole second and reached third on a throwing error by A.J. Pierzynski. Salty doubled to bring him in and he then came into score on a Scutaro sac fly after a Josh Reddick bunt single moved him over. Two batters later another sacrifice fly, this one from Pedroia pushed it to 3-0. After an intentional walk to Gonzo, Youk’s infield single scored Jacoby Ellsbury and chased Humber from the game.

Knowing Lester is back and being his old dominant self is great news for the team. With Josh Beckett being the most reliable pitcher lately, Lester’s outing shows the top two guys are solid. John Lackey right now is hit or miss when he steps to the mound and for the most part Tim Wakefield has been decent. It’s today’s starter Andrew Miller where things are a little sketchy.

With the uncertainty of the health of Buchholz, the Red Sox did make a move during the game to acquire Rich Harden from the Oakland A’s for Triple-A first baseman Lars Anderson. But as I was going to bed earlier this morning, the trade broke down, apparently over the medicals of Harden.

So now we’ll sit back and watch the rumors fly today until 4 p.m. when the trade deadline comes up to see whether or not Theo Epstein makes another move to bring another starter to the Red Sox.

We’ll be back in a short while with this afternoon’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the morning/early afternoon. But for now, enjoy the overnight links from the media by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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On a crazy night, Jon Lester restored order to the Red Sox [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

Lester looks strong, Red Sox pile on [Boston Globe]

Hard push at deadline [Boston Globe]

Aviles happy with new role [Boston Globe]

Teams are waiting for them to bust out [Boston Globe]

Lester shows aces [Boston Herald]

Aviles enters the mix [Boston Herald]

Red Sox back out of Harden deal [Boston Herald]

Harden deal collapses — now what? [Boston Herald]

As Rich Harden trade falls through, what’s next for Red Sox? [Clubhouse Insider]

Lester exorcises demons, Sox roll, 10-2 [CSNNE.com]

Harden’s medical history thwarts Red Sox deal [CSNNE.com]

Notes: Lester regains dominance [CSNNE.com]

Harden: Deal to Boston is ‘dead’ [ESPN Boston]

Rich Harden-to-Red Sox deal comes apart over medical issues [Full Count]

Closing Time: Red Sox snap eight-game losing streak to White Sox, win 10-2 [Full Count]

Weighing The High Price Of Trades [Hartford Courant]

Video: Terry Francona Says Red Sox Had Eye on Mike Aviles for Awhile, Could Explore Using Him in Outfield [NESN.com]

Video: Clay Buchholz to See Specialist, Jed Lowrie to Begin Rehab Assignment in Pawtucket on Monday [NESN.com]

Video: White Sox GM Ken Williams’ Message to Theo Epstein Before Trade Deadline: ‘Don’t Do Anything, Stand Pat’ [NESN.com]

Red Sox Prospect Ryan Westmoreland to Take Big Step in Recovery, Face Live Pitching Soon [NESN.com]

Jon Lester’s Return to Form More Important Than Any Trade Deadline Acquisition [NESN.com]

Video: Jon Lester Says Red Sox Offense Is Fun to Watch, Rotation Gets Spoiled Pitching Behind Potent Lineup [NESN.com]

Yale’s Ryan Lavarnway has been a hit in Red Sox system [New Haven Register]

Red Sox power past White Sox, 10-2 [Providence Journal]

For Lars Anderson, trade talk is all part of the game [Providence Journal]

Improving Westmoreland prepares to face live pitching [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Aviles trade made with eye to the future [Providence Journal]

Red Sox deal with A’s for Harden falls apart [RedSox.com]

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UPDATE 1:05 AM 7/31: It appears that Harden isn’t coming to the Red Sox after all.

RT @abc7newsBayArea: AP: Trade deal that would send Oakland A’s right-hander Rich Harden to Boston Red Sox has fallen through.

RT @susanslusser: Harden says he’s staying. “I’m happy to be part of this organization. I’m looking forward to starting Tuesday.” #Athletics

While the whole Ubaldo Jimenez saga was going on Saturday night, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal tweeted that the Pawtucket Red Sox had removed first baseman Lars Anderson from the game. With that saga still ongoing, Twitter became a buzz with multiple rumors of where Anderson could be heading.

I did joke that if I thought he would be going anywhere, it would be to Oakland. I just didn’t see the Red Sox meeting the high demands of the Colorado Rockies for Jimenez. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle sent out a tweet that the Red Sox were working to acquire Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics.

Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe put the Anderson rumors to rest by basically confirming that Anderson would be returning to the area where he grew up. Anderson went to high school in Sacramento.

So it turns out that pending a physical the Red Sox will receive Rich Harden from the A’s in exchange for Anderson and a player to be named later.

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Anderson would have had to move positions to stay with the Red Sox since he wasn’t going to be the first baseman any time soon with some dude named Adrian Gonzalez there. So in the end this could end up being a good move for him. 

In 132 games for the PawSox, Anderson was hitting .261 with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs. He made 18 appearances for the Red Sox in 2010 where he hit .200 with four RBIs.

Harden has been injury prone in his career and missed some time this season with the A’s. In five starts this season, he was 2-1 with a 4.30 ERA.

The acquisition of Harden will give the Red Sox some pitching depth if Clay Buchholz can’t return to the rotation any time soon. Plus he’ll provide insurance if Andrew Miller can’t work out his control issues quickly. And with a start on Sunday, Miller could end up being the odd man out.

But until Harden passes his physical and officially becomes a member of the Red Sox, we won’t know what Terry Francona and Theo Epstein will have in mind for him. One thing we do know is that Harden is familiar with Curt Young, the Red Sox pitching coach who was in Oakland last year.

I’m sure Theo isn’t done and we’ll know by 4 p.m. tomorrow if the Red Sox add any other players.

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After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up what seems to be a rare win against the Chicago White Sox tonight at U.S. Cellular Field in game two of a three-game set.

Tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on WGN. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

Jon Lester makes just his second start since returning from the disabled list before his last start. In 19 starts this season, Lester is 10-4 with a 3.23. He was roughed in his only appearance against the White Sox this season when he allowed seven runs in 5.2 innings to take the loss back on May 30th. He’s made six career starts against the South Siders and is 2-3 with a 5.94 ERA. For of those starts have come on the South Side where he is 2-2 with a 5.25 ERA.

Philip Humber looks to keep the White Sox’s success against the Red Sox in his 18th start of 2011 for Ozzie Guillen. In his previous 17 starts, he is 8-6 with a 3.27 ERA. He picked up the win against the Red Sox on May 31st when he allowed four runs in 7.2 innings. That start on May 31st marks his only career appearance against the Red Sox and that came at Historic Fenway Park.

Click on the read more button below to see tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day if you’re on the home page.

Here are this evening’s lineups:

64-40		52-52
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Juan Pierre	LF
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Alexei Ramirez	SS
3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B	3. Paul Konerko	1B
4. Kevin Youkilis	3B	4. Adam Dunn	DH
5. David Ortiz	DH	5. Carlos Quentin	RF
6. Carl Crawford	LF	6. A.J. Pierzynski	C
7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	7. Alex Rios	CF
8. Josh Reddick	RF	8. Gordon Beckham	2B
9. Marco Scutaro	SS	9. Brent Morel	3B
Jon Lester	SP	Philip Humber	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

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A history of the trade deadline under Red Sox GM Theo Epstein [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

Report: Red Sox pushing for Quentin, Thornton [CSNNE.com]

Red Sox acquire Mike Aviles for Yamaico Navarro [CSNNE.com]

Sox pick up KC utility infielder Aviles [ESPN Boston]

Source: Kuroda open to trade to Red Sox [ESPN Boston]

Red Sox juggling trade options [Extra Bases]

Trade Talk: The latest Red Sox rumors [Extra Bases]

Harden, Bedard, Kuroda still atop Boston’s list [Extra Bases]

Red Sox acquire Mike Aviles from Royals [Extra Bases]

Rockies reportedly want Red Sox minor leaguers Will Middlebrooks, Anthony Ranaudo for Ubaldo Jimenez [Full Count]

Red Sox, A’s reportedly discussed deal for Rich Harden and Josh Willingham [Full Count]

Red Sox reportedly after Carlos Quentin, Matt Thornton [Full Count]

Red Sox acquire Mike Aviles for Yamaico Navarro, Kendal Volz [Full Count]

What you should know about new Red Sox infielder Mike Aviles [Full Count]

Red Sox sign third-round pick Jordan Weems, 30th rounder Nick Moore [Full Count]

Hiroki Kuroda staying with Dodgers; Red Sox playing waiting game on other pitchers [Full Count]

Red Sox Reliever Alfredo Aceves Earns Amica Pitcher of the Week Honors [NESN.com]

Picnic in the Park Gives Red Sox Fans a Chance to Spend Afternoon on Field at Fenway Park [NESN.com]

Red Sox Very Aware of Why Hunter Pence Trade Makes Perfect Sense for Phillies [NESN.com]

Theo Epstein’s Trade Deadline Report Card Features Hits, Misses [NESN.com]

Red Sox Liked Yamaico Navarro, But Receive Proven Commodity in Mike Aviles [NESN.com]

Koji Uehara’s Departure From AL East Could Impact Red Sox, Yankees in October [NESN.com]

One year later, Saltalamacchia making trade look good [Projo Sox Blog]

Josh Reddick has started expanding his strike zone [Projo Sox Blog]

Andrew Miller won’t be pitching with looming guillotine [Projo Sox Blog]

Lester out to end Boston’s two-game skid [RedSox.com]

Landing Aviles, Red Sox add infield depth [RedSox.com]

Adrian returns to Red Sox lineup [RedSox.com]

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