MIAMI – Even though Trevor Williams only made 13 starts last year due to a right flexor muscle strain, he pitched well enough to earn a new two-year, $14 million contract from the Nationals over the offseason.
When he was on the mound in 2024, the right-hander was effective, going 6-1 with a 2.03 ERA. The key was simple: Induce weak contact, limit the damage to singles and keep the ball in the yard while facing the order twice. By doing that for roughly five innings, he gave the Nats a good chance to win every five days.
Now back healthy this year, the plan remains the same. Through his first two starts of 2025, Williams stuck with that attack plan. But today against the Marlins, he couldn’t quite keep it together for five innings en route to a 7-6 loss in front of an announced crowd of 18,469 at loanDepot park.
The afternoon was moving along quickly for the 32-year-old. Through the first two innings, he only gave up a solo home run to Matt Mervis leading off the second while throwing a scant 18 pitches.
But he started off the second by giving up three straight singles (the last being a bunt) to load the bases and a sacrifice fly to Kyle Stowers. Williams then reloaded the bases with a walk and allowed another run to score on a wild pitch to give the Marlins a 3-0 lead.