Pitching in a less stressful sixth inning designed to help boost his confidence, Devin Williams looked like a better pitcher during the Yankees’ 7-1 loss to the Astros in The Bronx. Williams struck out the side — Chas McCormick, Jeremy Peña and Carlos Correa— on his 11 pitches (10 strikes).

The Yankees dropped a third straight series behind a shaky Max Fried and a shakier offense as their nose dive continued with a 7-1 loss to the Astros.