TAYLOR WALLS NEWS

Rays cruise past Tigers 14-8 as Díaz hits 2 homers and Thaiss drives in 4 runs

Yandy Díaz was 3 for 5 with two homers, Matt Thaiss drove in four runs and every Rays starter had at least one hit in Tampa Bay’s 14-8 win over the Detroit Tigers

19 HOURS AGO

Productive series against Mets Walls went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Sunday against the Mets.

Impact Walls lost playing time at shortstop for roughly a two-week stretch from May 21 to June 4. However, he's been in the lineup for eight of Tampa Bay's last 10 games and gone 10-for-27 with six runs scored, eight RBI and one stolen base in that stretch. Walls started two of three games in the team's weekend series against the Mets and scored three runs with two RBI.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Walls, Diaz lift Rays to 8-4 victory and series win over Mets

Taylor Walls and Yandy Díaz had two hits and two RBIs apiece and the Tampa Bay Rays remained hot with an 8-4 win over the New York Mets

6 DAYS AGO

On bench Friday Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.

Impact Walls had started five consecutive games at shortstop but will yield to Caballero at the position Friday for the second time in three games. Walls is 8-for-24 (.333) with six RBI and three runs scored in June.

JUNE 13 • ROTOWIRE

Taking back shortstop gig Walls will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Walls appears to have taken back primary duties at shortstop away from Jose Caballero, who is on the bench against a righty for the second time in three contests and who has also made two of his previous three starts in the outfield. Meanwhile, Walls will be occupying shortstop for the sixth time in seven games, with his hot run at the plate giving Rays manager Kevin Cash some extra incentive to keep his bat in the lineup. Walls has opened June by going 7-for-20 with a home run, two doubles, two walks, a stolen base and six RBI in seven contests.

JUNE 11 • ROTOWIRE

Taking back shortstop gig Walls will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Walls appears to have taken back primary duties at shortstop away from Jose Caballero, who is on the bench against a righty for the second time in three contests and who has also made two of his previous three starts in the outfield. Meanwhile, Walls will be occupying shortstop for the sixth time in seven games, with his hot run at the plate giving Rays manager Kevin Cash some extra incentive to keep his bat in the lineup. Walls has opened June by going 7-for-20 with a home run, two doubles, two walks, a stolen base and six RBI in seven contests. His stint at the top of the depth chart could be brief however, with Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) closing in on his activation from the injured list.

JUNE 11 • ROTOWIRE

Rays beat Red Sox 10-8 in 11 innings, spoil top prospect Roman Anthony's MLB debut

Jake Mangum had four hits, and Junior Caminero drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of Boston mistakes to win 10-8 and spoil the debut o...

JUNE 10

Rays ace 'energy test,' power through to win Citrus Series finale TAMPA -- Coming off a 10-inning slugfest on Saturday and playing their third straight game in the midday heat, Sunday’s series finale at Geo...

JUNE 8 • MLB.COM

Three-RBI day in defeat Walls went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run homer and three RBI during Saturday's 11-10 loss to the Marlins in extra innings.

Impact Walls is currently in the midst of his best stretch of the season, posting his third multi-hit game in a row Saturday. That included his second home run all season with the last one coming on April 27. The 28-year-old is 6-for-12 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI over his mini, three-game multi-hit streak. He is slashing .210/.288/.280 for the year.

JUNE 8 • ROTOWIRE

Madness! Rays walk off on improbable two-run infield single TAMPA -- The Rays pulled off a wild 4-3 walk-off win on Thursday night, erasing a two-run deficit in the ninth inning and pulling ahead on a...

JUNE 6 • MLB.COM

Walls' helmet tap leads to heated argument, ejection in 9th inning HOUSTON -- Taylor Walls was ejected by home plate umpire Nic Lentz during his at-bat in the ninth inning of the Rays’ 1-0 loss to the Astros...

JUNE 1 • MLB.COM

Hunter Brown first to 8 wins after allowing 1 hit in 6 innings as Astros beat Rays 1-0

Hunter Brown allowed one hit in six innings to become the first eight-game winner in the majors, and the Houston Astros edged the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 to split a four-game series

JUNE 1

Absent from Saturday's lineup Walls is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Astros on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Walls will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout while Jose Caballero starts at shortstop and bats in the leadoff spot. Walls has slashed .228/.313/.263 with three steals and four RBI in 67 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Back in action Sunday Walls (groin) is starting at shortstop and batting seventh Sunday against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls sat out the previous three games due to groin soreness but is back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale versus Toronto. The 28-year-old has a .501 OPS through 45 games this season and is in the midst of a 2-for-25 slump.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Back in action Sunday Walls (groin) will start at shortstop and bat seventh Sunday against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls sat out the previous three games due to groin soreness but is back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale. The 28-year-old has a .501 OPS through 45 games this season and is in the midst of a 2-for-25 slump.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Still out of lineup Walls (groin) is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Impact Walls will be out of the starting lineup for a third straight game due to groin soreness, though he did enter Friday's game as a pinch runner. Jose Caballero will start at shortstop and bat sixth in Saturday's contest.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Scratched due to groin injury Rays manager Kevin Cash said that Walls was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Astros due to groin soreness, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Cash is hopeful that Walls will be available to play following a scheduled off day Thursday. Jose Caballero took Walls' spot at shortstop Wednesday, with Curtis Mead entering the lineup at third base.

MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Wednesday Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls had been included in the initial lineup the Rays had released, but he'll end up getting a breather for the day game after a night game. Jose Caballero will get the nod at shortstop in place of Walls, who had started in each of the Rays' previous four games while going 1-for-13 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored.

MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Rays rally late, walk off Astros on Taylor Walls' sac fly Deadspin | Rays rally late, walk off Astros on Taylor Walls' sac fly

MAY 21 • DEADSPIN.COM

Rays' late rally leads to walk-off victory over Astros TAMPA -- Taylor Walls hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning Tuesday night, completing the Rays’ come-from-behind, 3-2 victory ove...

MAY 21 • MLB.COM

Retreating to bench Wednesday Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Though he'll be on the bench Wednesday, Walls appears to have taken back primary shortstop duties from Jose Caballero. Walls had started in each of the Rays' last nine games and provided a rare impact at the dish during that stretch, slashing .310/.400/.379 with two doubles, five walks, one steal, five runs and three RBI.

MAY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Chips in offensively Walls went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and was caught stealing in Thursday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Walls started his fifth straight game at shortstop and has gone 7-for-17 at the plate in that span. He also has four runs scored in that span, while raising his average to .205. As the latter number indicates, Walls is a light hitter, limiting his fantasy appeal even if he continues to get consistent at-bats.

MAY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Playing time trending up Walls will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Walls will make his fourth straight start, with the Rays going up against two lefties and two righties during that span. The defensive-minded Walls owns a measly .504 OPS on the season and appeared to have fallen behind Jose Caballero on the depth chart at shortstop, but a surprise 4-for-5 performance in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Yankees might have enabled Walls to regain some job security.

MAY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Walls leads Rays against the Phillies after 4-hit outing

The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Philadelphia Phillies after Taylor Walls had four hits against the Yankees on Sunday

MAY 6

Productive across weekend series Walls went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs scored Sunday against the Yankees.

Impact Walls has lost playing time to Jose Caballero since April 19, but he started two of three games against the Yankees over the weekend. He combined to go 4-for-7 with an RBI and two runs scored, though he's still hitting only .192 for the season across 192 plate appearances.

MAY 5 • ROTOWIRE