Thursday game time moved to 6:10 p.m.

By

Matt Pepin

June 16, 2010

The Red Sox announced that Thursday’s game vs. the Diamondbacks will begin at 6:10 p.m. to allow fans to catch most of Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

The baseball game was originally scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

The Celtics-Lakers basketball game begins at 9 p.m. in Los Angeles.

Fenway Park’s gates will open at 4:10 p.m., and pregame coverage on NESN will start at 5 p.m.

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