Devin Williams, Luke Weaver implode as Yankees fall to Padres for third straight loss

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.Carlos Rodón spent most of Monday night on cruise control.Devin Williams then took the wheel and caused a five-car pileup.Williams and Luke Weaver combined to turn a three-run lead into a one-run deficit in a brutal eighth inning as the Yankees collapsed in a 4-3 loss to the Padres at a soaking wet Stadium.Coming off three straight scoreless outings since he was removed as closer, Williams reverted to his early-season form by giving up three runs on two walks and a hit while recording just two outs.

He has allowed 13 earned runs in his first 11 ²/₃ innings as a Yankee — the same number of earned runs he gave up over the past two seasons combined across 80 ¹/₃ innings with the Brewers.In a game that was played through varying degrees of rain, the Yankees (19-16) got 6 ²/₃ shutout innings from Rodón before Fernando Cruz entered and got the final out of the seventh on two pitches to preserve the 3-0 lead.Instead of having Cruz handle the eighth, Aaron Boone called on Williams from the bullpen, and he started off on the right foot with a strikeout.But then he walked ex-Yankee Tyler Wade and gave up a broken-bat single to No.

9 hitter Brandon Lockridge (a former Yankees minor leaguer).He struck out Fernando Tatis Jr.

for a big second out but followed by walking Luis Arraez on four pitches, ending his night with the bases loaded.Weaver entered and quickly got tagged for a two-run double by Manny Machado and a two-run single from Xander Bogaerts.Just like that, the Padres (23-11) led 4-3.Before Monday, Weaver had inherited five runners this season and had not allowed any of them to score.

The go-ahead run, which was charged to Weaver, marked the first he allowed this season after 21 straight scoreless outings dating back to last September.Rodón scattered just three hits and one walk while striking out five.It conti...