Avery Bradley's postseason is over

ESPN Boston:  WALTHAM, Mass. -- Celtics second-year shooting guard Avery Bradley will undergo surgery Friday to repair small tears in his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the postseason.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said the surgery will be performed by team doctor Brian McKeon. The Celtics play host to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday (ABC, 8 p.m. ET).

"It's disappointing," Rivers said of losing Bradley. "Obviously when a player goes down, that's disappointing, especially on what Avery has given us this year. His growth this year has been terrific, and it's been great, and he's become a very valuable piece to our basketball team."

A league source told ESPNBoston.com on Thursday that Bradley is looking at a four-month rehab, and that the team hopes he will be able to participate in training camp.

Rivers acknowledged the weight of losing Bradley, particularly on the defensive end and, according to ESPN Stats & Information, his absence will take away the Celtics' best five-man lineup this postseason: When Bradley, Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass and Kevin Garnett have been on the court together, the Celtics have outscored opponents by 53 points. Their next best lineup has outscored opponents by only 18 points (Ray Allen, Garnett, Pierce, Rondo and Mickael Pietrus).

Jasper's thoughts:  "Tough to loose Bradley, he was the center of a lot of the Celtics' defensive punch, and he was great on offense as well."

Red Sox 6, Orioles 5

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BALTIMORE -- Daniel Nava and Kelly Shoppach hit sixth-inning homers to turn a tie game in Boston's favor, and the Red Sox withstood two home runs by Nick Johnson in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

Scott Podsednik also homered for the Red Sox, who climbed back to .500 (22-22) with their 10th win in 13 games. Boston took two of three from the Orioles, who were seeking to win a fourth straight series against the Red Sox for the first time since 1960.

It was 2-all in the sixth before Nava, the No. 7 hitter in the order, drove a 2-0 pitch from Jake Arreita (2-5) over the right-field wall. Podsednik followed with a single, and No. 9 hitter Shoppach greeted Luis Ayala with a drive to left.

Red Sox swat four homers, halt Phils' win streak

redsox.com:  PHILADELPHIA -- Citizens Bank Park has long played like an American League park, and the Red Sox hit four more home runs Saturday in a 7-5 win over the Phillies. That gave Boston seven through the first two games of the series, which the teams have split.

"We're a good-hitting team," said catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who singled, doubled and homered a night after receiving 12 stitches in his left ear. "They're a really good pitching staff. It can go either way just as easy as that. We swung the bats well and didn't miss any pitches and just kept going."

They can play some National League-ball, too, those Red Sox. They turned in some of their finest defensive work of the season, even with their regular designated hitter at first base and their first baseman at right field.