Trevor Williams took the mound on Saturday afternoon with a 2.35 ERA, a 2.80 FIP, 14 walks (2.74 BB/9), 35 Ks (6.85 K/9), and a .220/.276/.274 line against in nine starts and 46 innings pitched on the year, a significant improvement from the numbers he put up in the first year of his 2-year/$13M deal with Washington’s Nationals (5.55 ERA, 5.66 FIP, 3.30 BB/9, 6.92 K/9, and a .300/.359/.533 line against in 30 starts and 144 1⁄3 IP).
Perhaps the biggest difference, was the fact he allowed just one home run in the first 46 IP this year, after he led the NL with 34 allowed in 144 1⁄3 innings in 2023.