Williams followed Luke Weaver, who worked flawless eighth and ninth innings before the game went to extras. It’s Williams’ third straight scoreless appearance and sixth in seven games since he was pulled from the closer’s role. Weaver hasn’t had any issues, either, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Williams get a save chance sometime soon.

The Yankees entrusted Williams with the all important 10th inning and the inherited ghost runner on second base after their dramatic comeback. While he loaded the bases and had some tense moments, he left the inning unscathed and opened the door for them to win it right after. It should be noted that Luke Weaver came on for what were the most important outs of this game at the time, after Ian Hamilton walked two to begin the eighth inning and Weaver allowed both of those inherited runners to score. He was called upon as the fireman though and will likely get the next save opportunity. Still, this was a massive step in the right direction for Williams.

Williams appears to be getting most of the blame for the loss tonight, even though it was Luke Weaver on the mound when all of the runs scored. Brought in with a 3-0 lead in the eighth, Williams gave up a soft single in between a pair of walks before being pulled with the bases loaded and two outs. Weaver then entered and gave up two hits to take the blown save and the loss. Williams said afterwards that that wet mound was an issue for him, though obviously everyone else had to deal with that, too. In the end, tonight was probably a wash for both Williams and Weaver. Williams entered the game having pitched three scoreless innings since getting pulled from the closer’s role. This still isn’t the time to go dropping him in fantasy leagues.

Boone added that Luke Weaver will “get a lot” of the save opportunities moving forward, but didn’t rule out the possibility that he could still be used in critical high-leverage spots earlier than the ninth inning. The decision to remove Williams from the role comes after he melted down on Saturday in an ugly blown save against the Blue Jays, which left him with a calamitous 11.25 ERA in his Yankees debut. He’ll operate in lower-leverage spots for now and we’re not dismissing the possibility he turns things around and reclaims the role. However, it’ll be Weaver, who should be rostered in all fantasy formats until further notice, handling the closing duties moving forward.