Game 6 starters: Phils tab Pedro, Pettitte likey for Yanks

Pedro Martinez will get another shot to win a World Series game at Yankee Stadium. Martinez, who lost Game 2, will start Game 6 on Wednesday as the Philadelphia Phillies try and force a Game 7.

"He should go anywhere ... six, seven innings in a game, maybe longer, depends on how many pitches he throws early," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

The New York Yankees likely will start Game 3 winner Andy Pettitte (FSY) on three days' rest.

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