Trevor Williams expressed frustration about the “unfortunate plays” he was unable to make, and said he made some mistakes which Tampa Bay Rays’ hitters got all of and hit out in the 30-year-old starter’s debut for Washington after signing a 2-year/$13M free agent deal with the Nationals this winter. Williams struggled with his fielding on some grounders, and gave up two home runs and four runs total (three earned) in a 6-2 loss in his 2023 debut, but the starter was happy with the outing overall.
“They put some good swings on pitches that I made mistakes on,” Williams told reporters, “but overall I executed some big pitches when I needed to, me and [catcher] Keibert [Ruiz] were on the same page all game, which was awesome.