"They had issues with the strike zone tonight," Williams said of his relievers. "There's good times and there's bad times. In the bad times, you need support and that's part of my job. I've got confidence in every one of those guys in that room. Tonight wasn't their night, but I've got confidence in them."
Zimmermann had been effective through five innings, but he hadn't been efficient. At 100 pitches, he was pulled for lefty reliever Matt Thornton with two outs and left-handed-hitting Daniel Murphy at the plate serving as the game's tying run.