Overview
- Williams, who threw seven innings Tuesday against Toronto, struck out a career-high 13 batters while allowing two hits and one unearned run.
- The performance left his 2026 line near 13-7 with a 3.81 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP and roughly 217 strikeouts through 28 starts and about 163 innings.
- His recent run is sustained rather than one game: he has 94 strikeouts in his last 10 starts and ten double-digit strikeout games, tied for the MLB lead.
- Catcher Patrick Bailey and manager Stephen Vogt praised Williams’ command and stuff, and the club views him and Parker Messick as a 1-2 rotation punch for the playoff stretch.
- The outing raises Williams’ award profile after he was left off a mid-August experts’ Cy Young poll and could shift both media narratives and Cleveland’s postseason outlook in September.