Afteradding relievers David Bednar, Camilo Doval and Jake Birdat the MLB trade deadline,New York Yankeesmanager Aaron Boone insistedDevin Williamswouldremain the team's closerdespite his unreliability in late-inning situations this season. Williams again showed that the Yankees likely have to consider another option to close out games, serving up a two-run home run toTaylor Trammellin the 10th inning ofa 5-3 lossto theHouston Astroson Friday. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Taking over forLuke Weaverin the 10th, Williams allowed a leadoff single toCarlos Correathat drove in automatic runner Jose Altuve for a 3-2 lead. In Williams' defense, Correa reached for a low changeup that he smacked into center field. But he then retiredChristian WalkerandYainer Diaz. With two outs, the Yankees had a chance to escape the inning down by only one run. However, Williams then left an 82.1 mph changeup out over the plate that Trammell launched into the right-center field seats to give the Astros a 5-2 lead. No defending that one. Williams made a bad pitch. He struck outMauricio Dubónon a 94.6 mph fastball high out of the strike zone to end the inning, but the damage was done. The Yankees got a run back on an RBI single byAnthony Volpe. YetJosh HaderretiredPaul GoldschmidtandTrent Grisham, with aGiancarlo Stantonwalk in between, to finish the game and giving the Yankees their sixth loss in the past seven games. Taylor Trammell makes it a 3-run 10th inning for the@Astros!(MLB x@Chevrolet)pic.twitter.com/YNXhGU0X5n — MLB (@MLB)August 9, 2025 With the two earned runs allowed Friday, Williams has now allowed 28 this season. That is more than the 26 earned runs he gave up altogether during the previous three seasons, from 2022-24. In his past five appearances, Williams has given up eight runs in 4 2/3 innings. Following the game, Boone was asked why he didn't keep Weaver in the game to pitch the 10th, as the Astros did with Hader. He said Weaver walkingJesús Sánchezon a seven-pitch at-bat to extend the ninth essentially took that option away. "I feel like we've gotten Weave in such a good spot now. With that righty middle lane coming there and him being at 20 pitches or whatever, we gotta use our guys," Boone said,via The Athletic's Chris Kirschner. "When you go a five-inning outing, you gotta be able to finish it off with the guys, just because somebody's struggling," he added. "I wasn't going to go once he lost Sánchez and the inning extended. It kind of took him out of play for the second inning." Amid those six losses in seven games, the Yankees have dropped tothird place in the AL East, seven games behind the first-placeToronto Blue Jaysand three back from the second-placeBoston Red Sox. They are also now only a half-game ahead of theCleveland Guardiansand 1.5 games ahead of theTexas Rangersfor the AL's third wild-card playoff berth.