Devin Williams is going through one of those stretches again.
Taking the mound Wednesday night, the right-hander seemed to have picked up right where he left off in his previous outing where he struggled and ended things by giving up a walk-off grand slam.
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Williams entered in the top of the ninth Wednesday looking to protect a two-run Mets lead.
The usually effective closer had a hard time putting the first two hitters he faced away, though, battling before walking the both of them on a total of 15 pitches.
He then picked up a much-needed first out, striking out Spencer Steer on four pitches.
Williams endured another long and tough at-bat, though, this time battling P.J. Higgins for eight pitches before walking him to load the bases and push the tying run into scoring position.
With no room for error, the righty was able to lock back in though, and he struck out Dane Myers on four pitches and then Blake Dunn on three to somehow dance his way out of danger.
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It certainly wasn’t pretty, but Williams locked up a 4-2 win and his eighth save of the season.
“He got the job done,” Carlos Mendoza said. “Obviously you don’t want to walk the bases loaded, he kind of lost it a little but then got back on track, made pitches — I’m glad he was able get the job done, that was a good team win.”
It was a much-needed victory too, as it snapped New York’s five-game losing skid.
The Mets will have an off day on Thursday before they look to get some vengeance on those pesky Marlins during a three-game weekend set at Citi Field.
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