Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett delivers to Oakland Athletics designated hitter Jack Cust in the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

After a rainout last night, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will try it again tonight at Fenway Park, weather permitting of course.

Tonight’s game is scheduled to start at 7:10 PM and the game will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Rays television market, you can catch the game on FOX Sports Florida. 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.

After struggling in his previous four outings, Josh Beckett was a little better but was undone by one bad inning his last time out. He’s made 28 starts this season and is 14-6 with a 3.87 ERA. He’s made four starts against the Rays this season and is 1-1 with a 5.70 ERA. In fourteen career starts against the Rays, he is 6-4 with a 3.79 ERA.

Highly regarded Rays pitching prospect Wade Davis makes just his second big league start for the Rays tonight. In his first outing, he allowed one run over seven innings and got a no decision as the Rays bullpen imploded late. He did have nine strikeouts in his debut.

Here is a press release from the Red Sox about the weather situation tonight.

The current weather forecast (provided by the Red Sox private weather service, Meteorlogix) in the vicinity of Fenway Park calls for the possibility of rain showers in the area during the afternoon and 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 Tampa Bay, which is scheduled for 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.

Here’s a look at the radar in the Boston area.

The Dice-K Speaketh [Hacks with Haggs]

Jon Lester ready for Sunday [Projo Sox Blog]

Matsuzaka ready for big start [Projo Sox Blog]

Here are the lineups for tonight’s game:

Tampa Bay Rays72-68

Red Sox logo81-58
1. Jason Bartlett SS 1. Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2. Carl Crawford LF 2. Dustin Pedroia 2B
3. Evan Longoria 3B 3. Victor Martinez 1B
4. Ben Zobrist RF 4. Kevin Youkilis 3B
5. Pat Burrell DH 5. David Ortiz DH
6. Willy Aybar 1B 6. Jason Bay LF
7. Akinori Iwamura 2B 7. J.D. Drew RF
8. Dioner Navarro C 8. Jason Varitek C
9. Fernando Perez CF 9. Alex Gonzalez SS
Wade Davis SP Josh Beckett SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers. No one on the Red Sox has faced Davis.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Josh Beckett