{"id":369192,"date":"2026-08-12T08:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/369192\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:50:40","slug":"taylor-walls-homers-from-each-side-of-the-plate-to-make-tampa-bay-rays-history-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/369192\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Walls homers from each side of the plate to make Tampa Bay Rays history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/taylor-walls-2-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Walls<\/a> homered from each side of the plate in a 12-4 victory at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/oakland-athletics-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Athletics<\/a> on Tuesday night, becoming the first switch-hitter to do that twice for the AL-leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/tampa-bay-rays-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">Walls also accomplished the feat on April 18, 2023, at Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">The 30-year-old shortstop hit his first homer Tuesday left-handed in the fourth inning off Athletics starter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/mason-barnett-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mason Barnett<\/a>. Walls went deep as a right-handed hitter off reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/brady-basso-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Basso<\/a> in the sixth, helping Tampa Bay win its eighth straight game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">Walls is the fifth player this season to homer from both sides of the plate, joining the Chicago White Sox\u2019s Drew Romo, Colorado\u2019s Willi Castro, Pittsburgh\u2019s Bryan Reynolds, and Minnesota\u2019s Josh Bell. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">Hitting his first long ball of the season, Walls ended his personal home run drought at 105 regular-season games, dating to July 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">Walls only has 24 home runs in 581 games in the majors, counting the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">AP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a>: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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