Devin Williams' insane blowup in Mets spiral is a consolation for Dodgers' Edwin Diaz loss

If you think about it, the Mets' losing streak is kind of doing the Dodgers a favor. They're proving that money can't buy championships.

The Mets' $334 million payroll in 2026 is about $37 million higher than the Dodgers'. After dismantling their core early, New York bounced back by signing Bo Bichette and trading for Freddy Peralta. By all accounts, they were supposed to be competitive.

But they just lost their 12th game in a row on Tuesday night, blowing a three-run lead and getting no-hit by the Twins' bullpen in late innings. There are a lot of reasons why that team isn't working the way it's supposed to right now, but on Tuesday, the big story was Devin Williams.

Nolan McLean was no-hitting Minnesota through five innings but surrendered a leadoff single in the sixth. By the time he got out of it, a two-run homer for Byron Buxton started to close the gap. A Luke Keaschall single in the seventh tied it.

The Mets might've had a chance to force extra innings, but Williams took over for the ninth and gave up two walks, a sac bunt, a go-ahead single, and then a walk to give the Twins another free run. 5-3, Minnesota. His offense couldn't make up the difference with their last three outs.

The Dodgers were in on Williams before he signed with the Mets, but they took an unexpected opportunity to sign Edwin Díaz and ran with it. Díaz's surprise surgery was a huge disappointment just one month into his tenure in LA, but Williams' blowup proves that the Dodgers still made the right choice.

Dodgers should still be grateful they didn't get Devin Williams despite Edwin Díaz's surgery

Despite Williams' oftentimes disastrous one-year stint with the Yankees, a lot was made of his underlying metrics suggesting a huge bounce back in 2026. His market was active accordingly, and the Mets landed him on a three-year, $51 million deal. He's posted a 9.95 ERA in eight appearances (6 1/3 innings) since the beginning of the season.

Unsurprisingly, the boo birds were out at Citi Field as Williams walked off the mound on Tuesday night, and they stayed miserable through the rest of the game.

Díaz was shaky before he went onto the IL, too, and to lose him so soon was certainly disappointing, but the Dodgers will ultimately be fine. They have another high-earning reliever who's slowly working his way back up the trust tree, and they have more help on the way when Brock Stewart comes off the IL.

The same can't be said about the Mets. Their offense is dead without Juan Soto (who comes back today after a seemingly rushed IL stint), and their replacement closer still looks like a bust. The Dodgers are still the winners here.

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