All’s quiet on the A’s front as game time approaches. We may not get this one in without an interruption, as there’s a forecast of possible thunderstorms tonight. It’s very overcast and a little warm — feels like a storm is coming, for what that’s worth.

Scott Hairston (left quad) is out of the lineup for the second straight day, but Bob Geren said he could be used in an emergency. The hope is Hairston can play in tomorrow’s series-closing matinee.

The lineups:
A’s
Kennedy 3B
Cabrera SS
Suzuki C
Cust DH
Sweeney RF
Everidge 1B
Ellis 2B
Davis CF
Patterson LF

Anderson LHP

Sox
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Youkilis 3B
Bay LF
Lowell DH
Baldelli RF
LaRoche 1B
Varitek C
Lowrie SS

Penny RHP