For the first time this season, the Mets needed an emergency spot starter. With Taijuan Walker still days away and the doubleheader on Tuesday throwing a wrench into the Mets’ pitching plans, an opening was created in the rotation for last night’s game. With the team’s lack of minor league pitching depth, the only real option they had for this game against the Diamondbacks was the not-stretched-out Trevor Williams.
Williams had only made two relief appearances so far this season and the most he’d thrown in either outing being 21 pitches in his first appearance in Washington.