“I still believe in him,” Cora added. “He is a big part of what we are trying to accomplish…hopefully he can reset, go out there and pound the strike zone and simplify the attack and help us win ball...

The Boston Red Sox are moving one of their key free agent signings, former All-Star right-hander Walker Buehler, from the rotation to the bullpen.

Whether this was a sigh of relief or wind in their sails, the Red Sox needed it.