TAYLOR WALLS NEWS

Scratched from Friday's lineup Walls was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays due to right groin tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls has been on the bench for three of the last four games, and he was removed from Friday's lineup a few hours before the start of the game. The severity of his injury isn't yet clear, but Miles Mastrobuoni will enter the lineup at the keystone and bat seventh.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

José Berríos fans Taylor Walls | 09/22/2022 José Berríos collects one strikeout in his outing, striking out Taylor Walls on a fastball in the 2nd inning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • MLB.COM

Back on bench after three starts Walls is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls closed out the Rays' weekend series with the Rangers by making three consecutive starts out of the middle infield while going 2-for-9 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two additional runs. Though he'll be on the bench Monday, Walls should see his opportunities pick up following the recent placement of Brandon Lowe (back) on the injured list. Walls will be vying for playing time at the keystone with Jonathan Aranda and Isaac Paredes.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bethancourt, Siri homer as Rays beat Rangers 5-3

Christian Bethancourt and Jose Siri hit back-to-back homers over a three-pitch stretch in the second inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-3

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • Associated Press

Rays beat Rangers 5-1, keep pace in AL wild-card race

Taylor Walls homered, six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a six-hitter and the Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-1

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • Associated Press

Judge hits 53rd HR, Yankees stop Rays, avoid 3-game sweep

Aaron Judge led off the game with his major league-leading 53rd homer and the New York Yankees stopped the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 to avoid a three-game sweep

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 • Associated Press

Kluber, Rays top Yanks, AL East gap down to 4; Judge 52nd HR

Corey Kluber limited the Yankees to a pair of singles over seven shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays withstood Aaron Judge’s 52nd home run, beating New York 2-1 to cut their def...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 • Associated Press

Rich Hill strikes out 11 as Red Sox beat Rays 5-1

Rich Hill struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 for a rare series win against another AL East team

AUGUST 27, 2022 • Associated Press

Ramirez lifts Rays to 4-3 win over Angels in 11 innings

Harold Ramirez had an RBI double in the 11th inning and scored the winning run on a throwing error to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels

AUGUST 25, 2022 • Associated Press

Bethancourt stars at plate, on mound as Rays beat Angels

Christian Bethancourt had two run-scoring hits in the same inning and later moved from behind the plate to the mound to pitch a scoreless ninth as the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat t...

AUGUST 24, 2022 • Associated Press

Idle Sunday Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Yu Chang will draw the start at shortstop while Walls sits in the series finale. Walls had previously started in each of the Rays' last 11 games while slashing .242/.375/.424 with a home run, three doubles, six runs, four RBI, a stolen base, and perhaps most impressively, a 7:5 BB:K.

AUGUST 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rasmussen no-hit try into 6th after near-gem, Rays top KC

Drew Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in his first start since making a serious perfect game bid and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2

AUGUST 20, 2022 • Associated Press

Massey sac fly in 10th gives Royals 3-2 win over Rays

Michael Massey’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted Kansas City to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, ending the Royals’ four-game skid

AUGUST 20, 2022 • Associated Press

Rasmussen loses perfect game in 9th, Rays beat Orioles 4-1

Drew Rasmussen took a perfect game into the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays expanded their lead over Baltimore for the final AL wild card to 1 1/2 games with a 4-1 victory ove...

AUGUST 14, 2022 • Associated Press

Rays' Drew Rasmussen loses perfect game in 9th against O's

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen lost his bid for a perfect game against the Baltimore Orioles when Jorge Mateo hit a leadoff double in the ninth inning

AUGUST 14, 2022 • Associated Press

Hits two-run homer Walls went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 8-2 victory over Baltimore.

Impact Walls launched a two-run shot in the eighth inning that sent Jose Siri home and gave the Rays an 8-2 lead which they would hold for the win. The homer was his sixth of the year and his second this month. While he only picked up one hit, the shortstop reached via walk twice. Walls also avoided a strikeout in the outing, his second such game out of nine this month. He is now batting .185 in August and .172 for the year.

AUGUST 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

McClanahan stops 2-start skid, Rays beat Orioles 8-2

All-Star Shane McClanahan stopped a two-start losing streak, working six solid innings as the Tampa Bay Rays moved back in front of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL wild-card race w...

AUGUST 13, 2022 • Associated Press

Tellez hits tying HR, Adames winning single, Brews beat Rays

Rowdy Tellez hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and made a key defensive play in the 10th, setting up Willy Adames’ game-ending RBI single that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3...

AUGUST 10, 2022 • Associated Press

Sitting Sunday Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Yu Chang will step in at shortstop for Walls, who looks to be receiving a routine maintenance day. Walls had started in each of Tampa Bay's last five games while going 3-for-16 with a home run, four walks, three runs and two RBI.

AUGUST 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers beat McClanahan, Rays 9-1 on Lou Whitaker Night

Harold Castro drove in two runs and scored twice as the Detroit Tigers ended a three-game skid with a 9-1 win Saturday over All-Star Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays on Lou...

AUGUST 7, 2022 • Associated Press

Reaches base four times Walls went 1-for-2 with three walks and two runs scored Friday against the Tigers.

Impact Walls has started 11 of 14 games since the All-Star break, though Friday's effort marked only the third time he's reached base multiple times in that span. While he's maintained only a .139 average across those 11 starts, he's managed to score seven runs thanks to an 18.2 percent walk rate. Overall, Walls has a .548 OPS across 312 plate appearances this season, but he has been the regular starting shortstop since Wander Franco (wrist) has been sidelined.

AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs fifth homer Walls went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Walls took Jordan Romano yard in the final inning to tally his fifth home run of the season. He hit just .188 with one home run, five RBI, 11 runs scored and one stolen base across 81 plate appearances in July. Despite the struggles, Walls has remained the team's primary shortstop, though Yu Chang has replaced him in the lineup for three of the team's last seven games.

AUGUST 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gausman allows 1-hit over 8 innings, Blue Jays beat Rays 3-1

Kevin Gausman allowed one hit and struck out 10 over eight masterful innings and the Toronto Blue Jays opened a nine-game trip with a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays

AUGUST 3, 2022 • Associated Press

Sitting in series finale Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Walls will sit for the second time in three games, and his leash as the Rays' everyday shortstop could be loosening while he struggles to make a consistent impact at the dish. Unless he's deployed off the bench Sunday, Walls will finish July with a lowly .188/.296/.290 slash line over 23 games.

JULY 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday Walls isn't starting Friday's game against the Guardians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls started the last two games and went 0-for-6 with a run, two walks and three strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Yu Chang starts at shortstop and bats ninth.

JULY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE