Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. A scorele s game did not allow Aaron Boone to hide Devin Williams on Tuesday night. Just one day after yet another , Boone needed someone to pitch the eighth inning of a scorele s game against the Rangers. Some managers may have avoided a struggling reliever, who seemingly , yet Boone gave Williams the chance to right the ship in a controversial move that many questioned. We got to piece it together, Boone said. Once Will (Warren) goes five, were set up there. Liked him in that middle with the handful of those righties and obviously just couldnt finish it off. Boones decision, like most hes made these days, backfired with Williams allowing two runs to send the Yankees to a . Devin Williams after another rough night Tuesday. Getty Images Explore More Williams is now 3-4 with a ghastly 5.44 ERA and has allowed runs in six of eight appearances in the second half, including four straight, to post a 9.39 ERA in this stretch. I mean, I dont really know what to say at this point, Williams said. Continue to work, Mike Bibby Jersey keep trying to execute and help the team any way that I can. Aaron Boones Devin Williams decisions have backfired lately. AP One of the beauties of baseball for relievers is the ability to get back on the proverbial horse the day after a rough outing like Williams had Monday, when he allowed a . Managers sometimes, though, will shy away from using a struggling pitcher if they can. See Also beyond the back page Tuesday forced Boone into a tough call after Warren labored through five innings, and he used Camilo Doval and Luke Weaver in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively. The Rangers had two righties to start the eighth and three of the first four batters, which made Boone lean toward Williams rather than lefty Tim Hill. It also appeared Boone wanted a softer spot to reintroduce Mark Leiter Jr. after an injured list stint, while David Bednar seemingly was being held for a save opportunity. Williams retired Marcus Semien before allowing a double to Adolis Garcia that Ja son Dominguez got his glove on but could not corral. Things went south when Williams control i sues popped up, with the righty walking lefty Pederson and then righty Wyatt Langford to load the bases. Boone had his chance to remove Williams at this point, with Bednar and Leiter warming, but in a polarizing moment, he stuck with his struggling reliever. The manager added that he didnt consider Hill since he figured the Rangers could counter by pinch-hitting a righty. Aaron Boone takes the ball from Devin Williams on Tuesday. Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images I was going to maybe go with Bednar in a four-out situation, but just kind of shorten the game a little bit, Boone said. We dont have a lot left down there once and Leiter being in a situation where he obviously hasnt pitched in a while, so if I could get it to a four-out scenario, I was going to do it. I thought Devin could still get some swing and mi s there, but obviously didnt. Boone went 0-for-2 in Williams decisions, when Rowdy Tellez won a 10-pitch at-bat with a 71-mph soft single into center to plate a pair of runs. Williams reacted the moment the ball left the bat, seemingly knowing the runs would score and continue his nightmarish season. He did a great job. Battling me, he was fouling off everything, Williams said. He won today. Ill try to get him the next time. Theres a near-zero percent chance barring an emergency that Williams will pitch Wednesday in the series finale amid this stretch, and its fair to wonder in what role he will be used in his next outing. With Bednar, Doval and Weaver available, and Hill to take care of lefties, Boone can demote Williams to low-leverage innings if needed. Making it all the more confounding is that Boone cant pinpoint why Williams is having the worst year of his career. Obviously, theres in the middle here where hes been really good and lately had some struggles obviously, Boone said. We got to hopefully help him turn the corner and get part of the group that we can still be very good down there. Dillon Brooks Jersey