TAYLOR WALLS NEWS

Mariners host the Rays, look to extend home win streak

The Seattle Mariners, on a six-game home winning streak, host the Tampa Bay Rays

AUGUST 10 • Associated Press

Dealing with groin injury Walls was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Mariners due to a left groin injury, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Walls started feeling discomfort during Friday's game, and the issue persisted enough for him to be removed from Saturday's lineup, though he could be available to pinch hit. In 18 games since the All-Star break, Walls has slashed .236/.263/.418 with three steals, seven doubles, one home run and nine RBI in 59 plate appearances.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Scratched from Saturday's lineup Walls (undisclosed) was scratched from the Rays' starting lineup against the Mariners on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Walls was originally slated to start at shortstop. Now that he's out of the lineup, Ha-Seong Kim will move to shortstop while Tristan Gray starts at the keystone. The Rays should provide an update on Walls before Saturday's game.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Scratched from Saturday's lineup Walls (undisclosed) was scratched from the Rays' starting lineup against the Mariners on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Walls was originally slated to start at shortstop. Now that he's out of the lineup, Ha-Seong Kim will move to shortstop while Tristan Gray starts at the keystone. The Rays are likely to provide an update on Walls after Saturday's game.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting after four straight starts Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls will head to the bench after he went 2-for-12 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs while starting in each of the past four games. Though the Rays have both Brandon Lowe and Ha-Seong Kim healthy for one of the few times all season, Walls could continue to see semi-regular opportunities in the middle infield if Lowe ends up getting more exposure to first base while Jonathan Aranda (wrist) is on the shelf.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting after four straight starts Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls will head to the bench after he went 2-for-12 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs while starting in each of the past four games. Though the Rays have both Brandon Lowe and Ha-Seong Kim healthy for one of the few times all season, Walls could continue to see semi-regular opportunities in the middle infield if Lowe ends up getting more exposure to first base while Jonathan Aranda (wrist) is on the shelf.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Pops rare homer Walls went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Reds.

Impact Walls has retaken the starting shortstop role with Ha-Seong Kim (back) on the injured list, starting each of the last seven games. He has been surprisingly productive in that span, recording six RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases. Walls also went yard Sunday for the fourth time this season, his first home run since July 6.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Baldwin hits 3-run HR, Vargas adds 2-run shot as White Sox beat Rays 8-3 for fourth straight win

Brooks Baldwin hit a three-run homer, Miguel Vargas added a two-run shot and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 for their season-high fourth straight win

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Filling in at keystone for Lowe Walls will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Though he looked like he would lose out on playing time in the middle infield when Ha-Seong Kim was reinstated from the injured list July 3, Walls has proceeded to start in eight of the Rays' ensuing 10 games. He initially benefited from Kim missing out on three straight starts due to a calf issue, but Walls now appears poised to get most of his opportunities at the keystone after Brandon Lowe (oblique) was placed on the IL on Friday. Tampa Bay values Walls primarily for his defense, but he hasn't been a total zero at the plate thus far in July. He'll head into Sunday's contest with a .267 average, one home run and two steals through his first 10 games of the month.

JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Filling in at keystone Walls will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Though he looked like he would lose out on playing time when shortstop Ha-Seong Kim was reinstated from the injured list July 3, Walls has proceeded to start eight of the Rays' ensuing 10 games. He initially benefited from Kim missing three straight starts due to a calf issue, but Walls now has opportunities available at the keystone after Brandon Lowe (oblique) was placed on the IL on Friday. Tampa Bay values Walls primarily for his defense, but he hasn't been a total zero at the plate thus far in July. He'll head into Sunday's contest with a .267 batting average, one home run and two steals through his first 10 games of the month.

JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies third homer Walls went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Twins.

Impact Walls' playing time has fluctuated this season, and he's likely to primarily become a fielding replacement once Ha-Seong Kim (calf) is able to return to the lineup. However, Walls took advantage of his start Sunday, popping his third home run of the season to lead off the third inning. Despite the positive performance, he's gone just 3-for-22 across his last seven starts.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes bag in loss Walls went 1-for-2 with a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.

Impact Walls entered the game in the seventh and led off the eighth with a base knock. He would swipe second but was stranded there with the game tied. Walls has just two hits in his last 19 at-bats and sports a .210 batting average, which is right in line with the low average he's posted throughout his five-year career. His stolen base Tuesday brought him up to 10 for the year and it's now his fourth consecutive season with double-digit thefts.

JULY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes bag in loss Walls went 1-for-2 with a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.

Impact Walls entered the game in the seventh and led off the eighth with a base knock. He would swipe second but was stranded there with the game tied. Walls has just two hits in his last 19 at-bats and sports a .210 batting average, which is right in line with the low average he's posted throughout his five-year career. His stolen base Tuesday brought him up to 10 for the year and it's now his fourth consecutive season with double-digit thefts.

JULY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Friday Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

Impact Walls will yield to Jose Caballero at shortstop Friday for the third time in five games. Walls is 5-for-19 (.263) with six RBI and a stolen base during his last five games.

JUNE 27 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Friday Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

Impact Walls will yield to Jose Caballero at shortstop Friday for the third time in five games. Walls is 5-for-19 (.263) with six RBI and a stolen base over his last five games.

JUNE 27 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Wednesday Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

Impact Walls will hit the bench for the second time in three games as Jose Caballero gets the nod at shortstop. Though the Rays value Walls mainly for his defense and baserunning, he's maintained an .826 OPS so far in June, which should allow him to continue holding down at least a semi-regular role in the lineup.

JUNE 25 • ROTOWIRE

Getting rest Sunday Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Impact After going 3-for-9 with a double, four RBI and a run while starting the first two games of the series, Walls will get a breather. Jose Caballero will step in at shortstop.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Getting rest Sunday Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Impact After going 3-for-9 with a double, four RBI and a run while starting in the first two games of the series, Walls will get a breather for Sunday's finale. Jose Caballero will step in at shortstop for Walls.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

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

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

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.

JUNE 16 • 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

JUNE 15 • Associated Press

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 • Associated Press