Despite an imperfect early-game performance, the Yankees did enough to secure a 5-4 lead and hand the ball to closer Devin Williams in the bottom of the ninth inning. But Williams promptly allowed a game-tying home run to Texas Rangers pinch-hitter Joc Pederson, who entered with a .126 batting average.

Devin Williams did not help himself at all after blowing yet another save for the Yankees in an eventual 8-5 loss to the Rangers.

Minutes after the New York Yankees revamped their bullpen at the trade deadline, Aaron Boone indicated that he still considered Devin Williams his closer and that he wasn’t necessarily thinking about using a committee for the job.