Williams picked up the save during Saturday's 10-8 win over Cincinnati, tossing a scoreless inning in which he allowed zero hits and two walks while striking out three.
Jake Cousins started the ninth with a four-run lead but allowed the first three batters to reach and failed to record an out, so Williams came on to finish the job. The closer's command was a bit shaky, but he still shut the door on Cincinnati's comeback by striking out the side. Williams is a perfect 10-for-10 in save opportunities this year and sports a 0.46 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 26:9 K:BB across 19 appearances (19.2 innings).
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Secures eighth save
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Williams picked up the save in Sunday's 7-5 victory over the Giants, tossing 1.1 hitless innings while striking out three and walking one.
Williams made his first appearance in a week but didn't look rusty as he secured his eighth save. The right-hander has yet to blow a save this season and has given up a run in just one of his 16 appearances, which is good for a 0.54 ERA. Williams remains one of the elite closers in MLB, but the Brewers simply haven't been in enough close games yet to capitalize on his full potential.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Walks two, picks up seventh save
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Williams picked up the save in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Rays. He allowed two walks over 1.1 scoreless innings.
Williams was forced to enter into the game in the eighth inning for the second straight time, coming in for Peter Strzelecki with a runner on first and second and two outs after the Brewers' lead was cut down to two. Though Williams walked his first batter and loaded the bases, he managed to retire Isaac Paredes to end the inning and made it through the ninth to convert his seventh save of the season in as many opportunities. After recording at least one strikeout in 11 of his last 12 appearances, Williams was unable to manage a single punchout in his 1.1 innings of action.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Records five-out save
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Williams picked up the save in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday. He allowed one hit and a walk while striking out two over 1.2 innings.
Williams was called upon to get the Brewers out of some trouble in the eighth inning after coming in to replace Peter Strzelecki with runners on first and second and one out. The 28-year-old recorded his first save of more than an inning this season and is now a perfect 6-for-6 in save chances. He owns a 0.64 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 19:4 K:BB over 14 innings.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Picks up fifth save of season
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Williams picked up the save in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Angels. He only faced two batters, allowing one hit before forcing a lineout to end the game.
Williams continues to pitch well for Milwaukee, as he has yet to allow a run across 9.1 innings this year. The right-hander's five saves are tied for fourth in the league, and he also sports a 2-0 record with a 0.86 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB.
Williams picked up the save Friday against the Angels. He didn't allow a run, hit or walk while striking out one in one inning.
Williams has been among baseball's best relievers this season. He has converted all four of his save opportunities and has yet to allow a run in 2023. In nine innings Williams has struck out 14 while posting a 0.78 WHIP.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Converts third save
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Williams picked up the save Saturday against the Red Sox, allowing a hit and striking out one in a scoreless inning.
Williams shut down the Red Sox in the ninth inning. It was just the third time in seven outings this season Williams has allowed a hit. He snapped an impressive streak of three appearances with three strikeouts. The Milwaukee closer has yet to allow a run in seven innings this season, and he's converted all three of his save chances.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Locks up second save of year
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Williams worked around a scoreless ninth inning Sunday to pick up his second save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Padres. He struck out three and walked two while also giving up a hit.
Williams surrendered a leadoff walk to Juan Soto before racking up back-to-back strikeouts but found himself in trouble after a single and another walk loaded up the bases. The 28-year-old was able to get the job done by striking out Trent Grisham on a fastball. Williams has now picked up two saves and two wins in five appearances this season and has yet to give up a run. He needed 33 pitches to close out Sunday's game and will likely be unavailable Monday as the Brewers open up a three-game set with the Mariners.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Snags second win
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Williams struck out all three batters he faced and picked up his second win of the season in Thursday's victory over the Padres.
Williams was summoned from the bullpen with both teams even on the scoreboard in the bottom of the ninth inning, and he earned the win when the Brewers plated a run in the top of the 10th. Williams has had only one save opportunity thus far, but more are sure to come, particularly if the 9-4 Brewers -- who sit second league-wide in run differential -- maintain their winning ways.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Grabs win against Mets
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Williams (1-0) worked a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to get credit for the win in a 7-6 victory over the Mets.
Seeing his first action since April 1 as he was afforded some extra rest due to a bicep bruise, Williams shut down New York on only nine pitches (five strikes), putting him in the right place to get the win when Garrett Mitchell launched a walkoff homer. After recording a career-high 15 saves last season with Josh Hader shipped to the Padres, Williams and his Airbender changeup figure to shatter than mark in 2023.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Availability to be determined
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Brewers manager Craig Counsell told reporters Sunday that Williams is sore after being hit in the biceps during Saturday's game against the Cubs and will need to throw before Sunday's game to determine his availability, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Williams was able to pick up a save Saturday against Chicago, but he is understandably sore after a single deflected off his biceps in that contest. The Brewers certainly won't take any risks with the right-hander, so it won't be a surprise if he doesn't get his name called if a save opportunity arises.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Earns first save
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Williams picked up his first save of the year Saturday against the Cubs, striking out one and allowing two hits in a scoreless ninth inning.
It wasn't the cleanest of innings for Williams in his first outing of the year, but he got the job done. After allowing a pair of singles to start the inning (one of which deflected off him), he got Cody Bellinger to ground into a double play before striking out Miles Mastrobuoni to end the game. Williams is expected to serve as the closer full-time this season, relying on his "Airbender" changeup to deceive hitters in high-leverage moments.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Set for regular season
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Williams tossed a scoreless inning of relief in Monday's spring game.
After a stellar WBC showing in which he allowed just two runners to reach base over 3.1 innings, Williams rejoined the Brewers and made two appearances over the past four days. He will open the regular season as the Brewers' closer and will attempt to build on a 2022 campaign that he finished with a 1.93 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 96:30 K:BB over 60.2 innings.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Gets $3.35 million for 2023
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Williams agreed to a one-year, $3.35 million contract with the Brewers on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
It's the first year of arbitration eligibility for the 2020 NL Rookie of the Year, so he'll get a significant raise from his salary over the past few years. The 28-year-old is now locked is as Milwaukee's closer with Josh Hader in San Diego, and Williams had a 1.93 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 96:30 K:BB across 60.2 innings last season with 15 saves in 17 chances.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Strikes out three for save
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Williams picked up the save Friday against the Marlins, allowing a hit while striking out three and walking two over a scoreless inning.
Williams escaped with the save after allowing three baserunners He tossed 13 of 27 pitches for strikes to pick up his 15th save of the season. He logged six saves in September after apparently locking down the closer job. The righty reliever has allowed just one earned run in 10.1 innings across his last nine appearances, lowering his ERA for the year to 1.64.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Records four-out save
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Williams retired the only four batters he faced while earning a save over the Reds on Friday. He struck out three.
Williams recorded one out to end the eighth inning before striking out the side in the ninth to finish off a 5-3 win. The 28-year-old righty now has 14 saves in 15 attempts this season. He's allowed one run over his last 9.2 innings, lowering his season ERA to 1.72 through 62 appearances.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Strikes out pair for save
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Williams did not give up a hit or a walk over a scoreless inning of work to earn the save in a 4-1 victory over the Yankees on Saturday. He struck out two.
Williams came on to pitch the ninth with a three-run lead after teammate Brandon Woodruff spun an eight-inning gem. He took care of the last three Yankees hitters on twelve pitches to pick up his 13th save of the season. Williams now has a superb ERA of 1.42 in six September appearances with four saves and a win over that stretch.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Earns save despite shaky outing
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Williams picked up the save in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Reds. He allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and no walks while striking out two over one inning.
Williams entered in the ninth inning up by three runs and almost blew the save after allowing the first three batters to reach base. A leadoff double preceded an infield single and an error by Jace Peterson to score one run. Williams then struck out Kyle Farmer but surrendered a sacrifice fly off the bat of TJ Friedl to reduce the lead to one before striking out Jonathan India to end the game and earn the save. The Brewers' closer is now 6-for-7 in save opportunities since taking over the role after Josh Hader was traded Aug. 1.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Earns save with perfect inning
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Williams picked up the save in one perfect inning to close out Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Giants.
Williams has seized his opportunity to occupy the closer role since Josh Hader was traded to San Diego; aside from allowing one earned run in back-to-back outings in late August, Williams has been blemish free in his last 14 appearances. In addition, the 27-year-old has not allowed a hit in 10 of his last 13 outings.
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Brewers' Devin Williams: Picks up four-out save
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Williams issued one walk and struck out one over 1.1 scoreless innings while earning a save against the Rockies on Monday.
After earning a win in each of his last two outings, Williams picked up his first save since Aug. 28. He's now converted 10 of his 11 opportunities while going 6-3 and adding 25 holds through 57 appearances. Williams has turned in four straight scoreless outings, lowering his season ERA to 1.72 ERA with an 80:25 K:BB.
