No one more excited than Devin Williams after recovery saves Yankees' win vs. Giants

Would four runs be enough of a lead for Devin Williams to avoid making New York Yankees fans sweat on Saturday afternoon in the Bronx? Considering it was the same lead he was handed in Detroit, and considering the spitting wet weather, it seemed like no sure thing that the Yankees' new closer would escape the scrappy Giants with ease.

Predictably, given San Francisco's proclivity for comebacks and Williams' prolonged slump, the leadoff man walked and the second batter of the frame doubled. The heart of the order was due up, needing four runs to extend things.

Would Will Warren's massive step forward be forced out of the spotlight? Would Luke Weaver's clutch work be forgotten? Would the spotlight once again swing to Williams, or perhaps Jazz Chisholm's awkward defense that directly led to a pair of runs in the sixth inning?

Nope, nope, and double nope. Williams claimed after his Tigers outing that he felt he was getting closer to finding himself. Right when he needed to on Saturday, he found every ounce of his very best. The changeup, so easily shrugged off by batters in previous outings, sent Jung Hoo Lee and Matt Chapman home almost all by itself. Heliot Ramos' soft grounder to second ended the inning, with Williams unscathed and the Yankees in the win column.

Yankees closer Devin Williams recovers from his own trouble to exhale vs. San Francisco Giants

Early Saturday, the grotesque rain threatened to turn this contest into another wind-strewn slop factory. At first pitch, it seemed like something that shouldn't even be attempted.

Thankfully, for the Yankees, not only was the game completed, but several lingering storylines were extinguished. The rotation looked settled, if only for one day, as rookie Will Warren spun his first beginning-to-end strong start of the season, completing five two-run innings in the dampness. Cody Bellinger and Jasson Dominguez, both maligned a bit early, delivered key hits.

And, most importantly, Williams pulled the kind of self-imposed escape act he became known for in Milwaukee, fueled by his signature pitch. There may have been groans for a split second, but he silenced them himself, and he did so swiftly. For the purposes of the narrative, this was a huge victory - and no one enjoyed it more than Williams himself.