Lester (back) set to return to Red Sox July 26

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By Sean McAdam
CSNNE.com Red Sox InsiderFollow @sean_mcadam
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jon Lester is scheduled to throw a side session Monday in Baltimore and another one Wednesday, and unless he suffers a setback, is penciled in to return to the Red Sox rotation on July 26, a week from Tuesday.

Lester has been out since right before the All-Star break with a pulled lat muscle, but has shown steady improvement as he throws on the side.

"He wanted to pitch Friday," revealed Terry Francona. "That's good news. He must feel good. But we need to give him a chance where he's not stuck on 60 pitches in his first game back."

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