{"id":42583,"date":"2025-04-20T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42583"},"modified":"2025-04-20T08:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:00:31","slug":"devin-williams-gets-brutally-honest-about-embarrassing-meltdown-vs-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42583","title":{"rendered":"Devin Williams gets brutally honest about embarrassing meltdown vs. Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">The Yankees&#8217; closer had another rocky outing Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams_ea3349.jpg?w=700\" sizes=\" (max-width: 768px) 600px,  (min-width: 769px) 700px\" srcset=\"\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams_ea3349.jpg?w=700 600w,\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams_ea3349.jpg?w=700 900w\n            \" alt=\"Apr 15, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees relief pitcher Devin Williams (38) celebrates after recording a save in a 4-2 win against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium. All players wore #42 for Jackie Robinson Day. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The New York Yankees took a five-game win streak into Saturday\u2019s matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. New York held an 8-4 lead entering the bottom of the ninth inning when the team handed the ball to closer Devin Williams. However, the two-time All-Star couldn\u2019t close out the Rays as the Yankees blew a four-run lead and went on to lose the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Following the game, Williams gave his honest assessment of the embarrassing outing. \u201cFour-run lead, you\u2019d like to get in and get out. Made some good pitches, made some bad ones. Not enough good ones today,\u201d he explained per the New York Post\u2019s Greg Jocye on X<\/p>\n<p>Williams allowed four runs on four hits and one walk in an inning of work. Given new life, the Rays went on to win the game 10-8 on a Jonathan Aranda two-run home run off Yoendrys Gomez in the bottom of the 10th.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Yankees got another shaky outing from Devin Williams<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3341874\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3341874\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3341874\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams-2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams-2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams-2.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Devin-Williams-2.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Apr 17, 2025; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Devin Williams (38) throws a pitch during the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3341874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0Yankees landed Williams in a blockbuster trade with the Milwaukee Brewers this offseason. He had put together a strong resume over six years in Milwaukee, winning the Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year Award twice during his Brewers tenure.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">But\u00a0Williams has endured a rough start with the Yankees. After Saturday\u2019s ill-fated outing, his ERA has ballooned to 9.00 and he\u2019s sporting a 2.250 WHIP in eight innings of work this season.<\/p>\n<p>Williams has been out of sorts all year as he narrowly escaped a\u00a0shaky Yankees debut. In his first outing with New York, facing his old team, Williams allowed a run on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts before picking up the save. An inauspicious start to his career in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees have suffered several significant injuries to their rotation.\u00a0Gerrit Cole\u00a0is out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and Luis Gil will miss several months with a lat strain. But the bullpen escaped unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>The team lost former closer Clay Holmes to the New York Mets in free agency during the offseason but Williams was expected to be an upgrade. Early on, he\u2019s failed to live up to his reputation.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Yankees&#8217; closer had another rocky outing Saturday. The New York Yankees took a five-game win streak into Saturday\u2019s matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. 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