BOSTON - OCTOBER 14: Starting pitcher Tim Wakefield #49 of the Boston Red Sox looks on against the Tampa Bay Rays in game four of the American League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs at Fenway Park on October 14, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Josh Beckett joined Tim Wakefield with 10 wins on the season as the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Oakland A’s 5-2. Tonight, the Red Sox will try to take the rubber game at Fenway Park.

The game tonight will start at 7:10 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the A’s television market, you can catch the game on Comcast SportsNet California. And if the television isn’t your cup of tea, you can catch the game on one of the many affiliates of the Red Sox Radio Network.

Wakefield, who was named to his first All-Star Team, has made 16 starts and is 10-3 with a 4.30 ERA. He’s faced the A’s once this season, picking up the win in a complete game 2-run effort. In his career, he has faced the A’s 38 times (27 starts) and is 10-6 with a 4.07 ERA.

21-year old Trevor Cahill makes his 18th start of the season for Bob Geren. He is 5-7 with a 4.55 ERA. He’s never faced the Red Sox in his career.

With some inclement weather in the Boston area, the Red Sox have issued the following weather update:

The current weather forecast (provided by the Red Sox private weather service, Meteorlogix) in the vicinity of Fenway Park calls for the possibility of scattered light rain showers to move through the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours.

The Fenway Park gates will open at the regularly scheduled time of 5:10 p.m., and the Red Sox are hopeful that tonight’s game with the Oakland Athletics, which is scheduled to start at 7:10 p.m., will be played. However, the Red Sox want to alert our fans to the current forecast and to the possibility of delay.

This forecast is of course subject to change as the day progresses. Additional updates will be provided as necessary.

News and notes [Extra Bases]

Transcript of Terry Francona on D&H, 7/8/09 [Full Count]

Red Sox make two international signings [Full Count]

Maddon talks about Wakefield and the possibility of pitching alternates [Full Count]

Ellsbury adds another weapon: consistency [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]

Do the Red Sox have enough to get Halladay? [NESN.com]

Francona, Pedroia put family over Fenway [NESN.com]

Here are the lineups for tonight’s game:

Oakland Athletics35-47

Red Sox logo50-33
1. Adam Kennedy 3B 1. J.D. Drew RF
2. Orlando Cabrera SS 2. Dustin Pedroia 2B
3. Scott Hairston CF 3. Kevin Youkilis 3B
4. Matt Holliday LF 4. David Ortiz DH
5. Kurt Suzuki C 5. Jason Bay LF
6. Jack Cust DH 6. Jacoby Ellsbury CF
7. Ryan Sweeney RF 7. Mark Kotsay 1B
8. Mark Ellis 2B 8. Nick Green SS
9. Bobby Crosby 1B 9. George Kottaras C
Trevor Cahill SP Tim Wakefield SP

Here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:

Oakland A's vs Tim Wakefield