BOSTON — In the estimation of his manager, no other Red Sox pitcher has a pre-game routine as detailed as Walker Buehler. “It doesn’t matter if it’s 7 (p.m.) or 11 o’clock,” said Alec Cora Monday morning. “He’s on-point. It’s not like it takes him a long time to get ready. But there’s a lot of moving parts throughout his process.”

Despite living in nearby Newton, Monday's Red Sox started brought his entire family to a hotel on Boston Marathon day before his start, just in case.

Walker Buehler pitched seven strong innings as the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Monday in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game.