Pirates' Trevor Williams: Earns rare win Wednesday

Williams (2-8) allowed just one run on three hits (one home run) and three walks while striking out four across 5.2 innings Wednesday as he earned the win in his final start of 2020.

Williams came into Wednesday's start having given up the most earned runs in the league (37), the most home runs (14) and had lost more games (8) than any other pitcher in baseball. It originally looked like it would be another poor outing for the 28-year-old after he gave up a first-inning solo home run to Anthony Rizzo, but Williams settled in afterward and was able to hold the Cubs' hitters in check for the rest of his outing. This was a season to forget for Williams, who finishes with a 6.18 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 49:21 K:BB across 55.1 innings pitched.