Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Thunder 111, Pacers 104— OKC outscored Indiana 31-17 in 4th quarter.
— Thunder won despite shooting only 3-17 on the arc.
— OKC was +14 in the 30:00 Caruso played.
— First time this season, Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t have an assist.
— Four Indiana subs were a combined minus-37.
— Series is 2-2; Game 5 is in Oklahoma City Monday night.
Quote of the Day
“Nope. Same answer. Only if I’m talking about it here [in New York].”
Aaron Judge, who is skipping the Home Run Derby again this year
Saturday’s quiz
Which USFL team did Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly play for?
Friday’s quiz
Slick Leonard was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles.
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show
M*A*S*H, Radar O’Reilly was from Iowa.
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A quick trend for all of Saturday’s starting pitchers:
NL games
Marlins @ Nationals
Miami is undecided on their starter; they’re 1-4 in second game of a series, if they won the opener.
Nationals are 4-7 in Williams’ last 11 starts.
Pirates @ Cubs
Burrows is 2-1, 3.77 in his first three starts.
Cubs are 5-0 in Boyd’s home starts.
Rockies @ Braves
Under is 5-2 in last seven Dollander starts.
Strider is 0-5, 5.76 in his first five starts.
Cardinals @ Brewers
Pallante is 0-1, 6.64 in his last four starts (over 3-1)
Bewers are 6-2 in Quintana starts (under 7-1)
Padres @ Diamondbacks
San Diego won Bergert’s first two starts (0-0, 1.74, under 2-0)
Gallen is 1-4, 6.94 in his last six starts.
Giants @ Dodgers
Under is 4-1 in Roupp’s last five starts.
Over is 5-0 in Kershaw’s starts.
AL games
Angels @ Orioles
Anderson is 0-3, 5.63 in his last nine starts.
Under is 9-1 in Sugano’s last ten starts.
White Sox @ Rangers
Chicago is undecided on their starter; they’re 7-29 on the road.
deGrom is 6-1, 1.46 in his last eight starts.
Twins @ Astros
Ryan is 5-0, 2.89 in his last five starts.
Brown is 7-2, 1.82 in his last ten starts.
A’s @ Royals
Lopez is 0-3, 6.61 in four starts.
Lorenzen is 1-1, 9.88 in his last three starts.
Bronx @ Red Sox
Under is 11-4 in Rodon’s starts.
Dobbins is 3-1, 4.74 in five home starts.
Guardians @ Mariners
Under is 8-2 in Bibee’s last ten starts.
Kirby is 1-1, 3.00 in his last two starts.
Famous birthdays, June 14th:
Vince Evans, 70
Sam Perkins, 64
Eric Murdock, 57
Bruce Bowen, 54
Sammy Watkins, 32
Bobby Witt Jr, 25
Interleague games
Reds @ Tigers
Under is 7-2 in Singer’s last nine starts.
Flaherty is 3-0, 0.50 in his last three starts.
Blue Jays @ Phillies
Francis is 0-6, 6.29 in his last nine starts.
Sanchez is 1-1, 2.41 in his last three starts.
Rays @ Mets
Rasmussen is 4-0, 0.62 in his last five starts.
Over is 8-2 in Megill’s last ten starts.