CLEVELAND — Gavin Williams returned to the mound on Wednesday for the first time since his near no-hitter Aug. 6 against the Mets.

There was not an encore performance in store for the Guardians’ right-hander.

Williams surrendered four runs on five hits (including a pair of homers) and a walk over three innings in the Guardians’ 13-4 loss to the Marlins at Progressive Field. He threw 75 pitches.

The Guardians surrendered 17 hits, tied with April 28 vs. the Twins for their season high. They fell to 6 1/2 games behind the Tigers in the American League Central and remain a game behind the Yankees for the final AL Wild Card spot.

Williams had two extra days of rest between starts after his performance in New York, where he no-hit the Mets for 8 1/3 innings and tossed a career-high 126 pitch

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