Picked-up pieces while wondering why Boston’s DOGE Driveline nerds don’t teach Red Sox players any fundamentals . . .

Probable pitching matchups and start times: LHP Logan Allen (3-3, 4.22) vs. LHP Colton Gordon (0-1, 5.94) Friday at 7:10 p.m.

Bringing home your program’s all-time scoring leader, an all-American with an eight-year NBA career, is a slam dunk.