BOSTON — Several members of the Red Sox pitching staff threw a simulated inning or two yesterday afternoon after the team concluded its regular workout.

The “outing” of most note was turned in by Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballer who was kept off the ALDS roster because of soreness in the back of his right shoulder.

Wakefield threw five “innings,” totaling 77 pitches, mixing in a few fastballs along with his trademark floater. Wakefield, who had been bothered by the shoulder troubles (which the Sox initially called back problems) as far back as Aug. 20, threw without apparent discomfort.

When asked how he felt as he walked off the field, Wakefield said, “Good enough.”

Red Sox rookie Brandon Moss called Wakefield’s performance “dirty.”

There were some hard-hit balls hit off him, including a homer by Royce Clayton that made it to the top of the wall near the light-tower in left-center. But it wasn’t the results that were important. It was how Wakefield felt physically, with an eye toward a Game Four start in Cleveland on Tuesday.

“Unless something unforeseen happens, Wakefield will start Game Four,” said Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell. “He will be reevaluated (today). … He went through these five innings with no problems getting loose between innings; that’s always the key when you’re getting up and down multiple times.”

HERE AND THERE: Josh Beckett, Eric Gagne, Kyle Snyder and Manny Delcarmen threw side sessions. … The Indians were planning to work out at Jacobs Field tomorrow afternoon before flying to Boston. They’ll have a workout at Fenway Park at some point Thursday. … Today and tomorrow, weather permitting, Boston fielders will participate in some defensive drills, the type they do during spring training, in an effort to keep themselves sharp.