In the span of three batters, Williams had turned a one-run lead into a deficit – a turn of events that prompted Yankees fans to loudly boo him off the mound. All three Toronto Blue Jays that faced Williams reached base, capped by Alejandro Kirk’s go-ahead two-run double.

Handed a 2-1 lead, Williams allowed George Springer a leadoff single, then promptly hit Andres Gimenez with a fastball in the knee. With runners on first and second, Williams surrendered a massive two-run double over Trent Grisham’s head in center.

If the Yankees did not have a true closer problem before, they do now after Williams coughed up another game, charged with his first blown save in the Yankees’ 4-2, series-opening loss to the Blue Jays in front of a sellout crowd of 46,081 who turned on the prized offseason addition.