THURSDAY, MAY 24
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL:
Philadelphia (Blanton 4-4) at St. Louis (Westbrook 4-3), 8:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh, idle
CELTICS-76ERS
76ers headed to Boston for Game 7 in East semis
PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Eastern Conference semifinal series between the 76ers and Celtics is headed back to Boston for Game 7.
Philadelphia evened the series at three games each Wednesday night with an 82-75 victory.
Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo could be playing their last game together Saturday night if they can't find a way to hang onto the ball and put away a Sixers team that won't quit.
PHILLIES-CARDINALS
Phillies travel to St. Louis, open four-game set against Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) The Phillies will send Joe Blanton to the mound as they open a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
It's a rematch of last season's NL division series, which was on by the Cardinals, who went on to win their 11th World Series.
The Cards have won 12 of their last 18 games against the Phillies and are giving the start to Jake Westbrook.
The Phillies are coming off a 4-1 win over the Nationals that snapped a four-game losing streak.
St. Louis has won its last three games.
PIRATES
Pirates have off-day, prep for three-game series against Cubs
PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pirates have an off-day before opening a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
The Pirates have lost their last two games and are in fourth place in the Central Division, five games behind St. Louis.
The Cubs are losers of nine straight and enter the series 10 games behind the division-leading Cardinals.
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