Trevor Williams wrapped up the first half of the first year of his 2-year/$13M contract with Washington’s Nationals with a losing effort which left him (5-5) with a 4.45 ERA, a 5.41 FIP, 30 walks (2.97 BB/9), 68 strikeouts (6.73 K/9), and a .278/.333/.489 line against in 18 starts and 91 IP on the season.
Williams, 31, gave up seven hits, three walks, and four earned runs in six innings in the 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers, in his own first-half finale, reaching a season-high 110 pitches, something his manager said might happen more often going forward with the veteran of eight major league seasons, who split time between the bullpen and rotation in New York (NL) between 2021-22 before signing on with the Mets’ divisional rivals this past winter.