Red Sox-White Sox (July 23, 2005)

A Saturday night game in Chicago (7:05, NESN/WEEI) has Wade Miller (2-4, 5.01) facing off against Orlando Hernandez (7-2, 4.98). Hernandez is not the pitcher he once was with the Yankees but he is still good enough to shut down any opponent he faces. The Red Sox will have to get to him early. Miller pitched well his last time out (a 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay) and he needs build on that outing to get his first win since May. (Thoughts on Friday's game ... The Sox had their chances against Garland, they just could not capitalize ... I noted that Wakefield needed to avoid giving up the home run ball -- well, he gave up three and it cost the Boston the game ... congratulations to Adam Stern who hit his first major league home run in the ninth inning ... one of the new rumors on the trade front has the Red Sox sending Wade Miller and prospects (Shoppach?, Youkilis?, Abe Alvarez?) to Florida for A.J. Burnett ... yesterday on WEEI's "Big Show," Peter Gammons tossed out the notion that if the Sox do get Burnett, they may turn around and deal him to the Phillies for Billy Wagner)