Yankees’ CC Sabathia greets his children after recording his 3,000th career strikeout on April 30 (Matt York)Associated Press

Thursday Quickie Quiz & Single Digits: CC Sabathia, Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson, Kyle Lowry, Jameer Nelson, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry

THURSDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ

>>> On April 30, CC Sabathia became the third lefthanded pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts, joining Steve Carlton and Randy Johnson. Which pitcher is fourth in career Ks by a lefthander?

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THURSDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS

>>> Villanova’s Kyle Lowry had 30 points in the Raptors’ Game 1 loss to the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday, his seventh 30-point postseason performance since 2013-14.

The last former Big 5 player to post a playoff 30 was Saint Joseph’s Jameer Nelson, who had a pair of 32s for Orlando in the 2009-10 postseason.

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>>> The Raptors, who led by 34-23 after the first period Wednesday, had been 22-0 this season (including playoffs) when leading by eight or more after 12 minutes.

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>>> We can thank @DrChuckRx on twitter for this nice pull:

Warriors record (including playoffs) last three seasons:
w/o Kevin Durant . . . 32-10 SU / 21-17-4 ATS
w/o Stephen Curry . . . 29-24 SU / 19-34 ATS

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>>> Since April 27, Bryce Harper has five hits at Citizens Bank Park. Four of them are doubles. The other was a single.

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