Wearing a white home jersey with red letters spelled out “Boston” across the front — a jersey inspired after the city rallied in the Red Sox's first game following the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013 — Buehler threw his first pitch at 11:11 a.m. on a chilly morning at Fenway Park.

Walker Buehler pitched poorly on one landmark April Fenway Day (the home opener) but made sure a chance to start on Patriots Day wouldn’t go to waste. Here are instant reactions from Marathon Monday at Fenway.

Instead of navigating road closures along the Boston Marathon route, Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler instead took his family to a hotel prior to his Monday morning start.