Red Sox revival rests on Lester, Beckett  —  The Red Sox team that will show up tonight at Yankee Stadium comes with tons of problems.  —  Strangely, they also have plenty of solutions.  —  They are a bizarre group, an underachieving team that could plummet or soar from here forward and surprise few with either result.

Despite struggles, Shields in demand  —  Tampa Bay Rays right-hander James Shields, a popular name on the trade market, has a 6.15 ERA in his last seven starts.  —  Yet, while some clubs are concerned that he may be repeating his disappointing 2010 season, the Los Angeles Angels are undeterred, major-league sources say.

Nationals trade deadline: the case against adding a starter to replace Stephen Strasburg  —  With the trading deadline four days away, the Nationals' front office executives will be asking numerous questions of themselves and their roster.  One of the biggest: Should the Nationals acquire …

Chasing the top position player  —  Four contending teams targeting Padres third baseman Chase Headley  —  Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.  —  Normally, when we utter the phrase “Best Position Player on the Market” …

Joey Gallo Continues Power Surge For Rangers  —  Joey Gallo's numbers have been downright silly.  —  Signed for $2.25 million as a Rangers supplemental first-round pick last month, Gallo has annihilated pitchers in the Rookie-level Arizona League.  The 18-year-old third baseman …

Can Daniels really improve Rangers?  —  In every baseball front office, the goal is to remain rational in an irrational sport.  Everyone — the fans, the media, the players, the coaching staff — is clamoring for one move or another, leading up to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Dodgers may consider adding Soriano or LaHair to a Dempster deal with Cubs  —  The Dodgers and Cubs, stalled on what the Dodgers would give up in a trade for Ryan Dempster, have had some discussions on expanding the deal to also include Alfonso Soriano or Bryan LaHair, sources say.

Rockies want to keep Cuddyer & Belisle; Scutaro Giambi & Betancourt could go  —  The Rockies see Michael Cuddyer as the replacement to Todd Helton at first.  (Getty Images)  —  The Rockies, who lost three starting pitchers to the disabled list and Troy Tulowitzki for most of the year …

Starling in the making: Rookie homers on first pitch  —  HOUSTON — That wasn't an earthquake in a suburb of Santo Domingo at exactly 8:07 p.m. ET on Thursday night.  It was the Richter Scale picking up the tremors caused by an entire neighborhood jumping up and down in unison in celebration …

Red Sox revival rests on Lester, Beckett  —  But this is mostly about the rotation.  The Red Sox have four of the bottom 14 AL ERA qualifiers.  That includes rookie Felix Doubront (4.54) and Clay Buchholz (4.93), who has shown some positive signs recently.

CHERINGTON ON D&C: SOX NOT ‘GIVING IN’  —  Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington, during an appearance on the Dennis & Callahan show Friday morning, said he's confident the team can turn its fortunes around and make the playoffs without mortgaging the future.