Tampa Bay Rays at Athletics
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12 - 4
Walls HRs from both sides of the plate for 2nd time in his career as Rays beat A's 12-4
The 30-year-old Walls, whose homers were his first of the season, went 4 for 5 in his second two-homer game. He last went deep as a righty and lefty on April 18, 2023, against the Cincinnati Reds.
Walls hit his first homer of the season, a two-run shot to right-center, in the fourth. He added a solo shot in the sixth inning. The homers ended a 105-game regular-season drought dating to July 27, 2025.
Walls is the fifth player this season to homer from both sides of the plate, joining the White Sox’s Drew Romo, Colorado’s Willi Castro, Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds, and Minnesota’s Josh Bell.
Martinez (12-3) struck out five, and allowed four runs on eight hits with a 101-pitch effort for his second career complete game. He previously worked an eight-inning complete-game with the Reds in 2024, but took the loss.
The AL East-leading Rays jumped out to an early lead off Junior Caminero’s 412-foot, two-run shot to center field in the first inning.
Caminero also scored in the third on Chandler Simpson’s sac-fly, but Liam Hicks was thrown out attempting to tag from first for a double play that ended the inning.
Yandy Diaz had a solo homer, Carson Williams had a three-run blast and Victor Mesa Jr. has a two-run shot for Tampa Bay, which banged out 11 hits in the win.
Lawrence Butler had a two-run homer for the Athletics in the fifth inning. Mason Barnett (1-3) took the loss, allowing six runs on five hits in four innings.
The Athletics' Jacob Wilson had his MLB-record 113-game errorless streak extended by a postgame scoring change. Wilson was initially charged with a throwing error in the eighth inning, but the ruling was changed to a fielder's choice.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Heim grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Butler grounded out to second, Cortes to third. |
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9th Inning | Cortes doubled to center, Williams scored and Gelof scored. |
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9th Inning | Williams singled to left, Gelof to second. |
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9th Inning | Gelof singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Muncy struck out looking. |
Statistics
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ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 12 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 12 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 33 |
| 6 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 160 | Pitches | 101 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 29 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 972.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 10.3 | Runs Created | 2.1 |
| .289 | Batting Average | .242 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .763 | Slugging Percentage | .364 |
| .579 | Secondary Average | .121 |
| .364 | On Base Percentage | .242 |
| 1.127 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .606 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 10.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.1 |
| 77.0 | Batter Rating | 29.0 |
| 6.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.64 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.06 |
| .474 | Isolated Power | .121 |
| 0.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .091 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| .289 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.121 |
| 24.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.8 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 116.3 | MLB Rating | 79.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,154 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tampa Bay |
- | 61 | W1 | 0.611465 | 96 |
New York |
6 | 67 | L1 | 0.5732484 | 90 |
Boston |
12 | 73 | L3 | 0.53503186 | 84 |
Baltimore |
19.5 | 81 | W2 | 0.48734176 | 77 |
Toronto |
19.5 | 81 | L2 | 0.48734176 | 77 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston |
- | 79 | W1 | 0.4968153 | 78 |
Texas |
- | 79 | L2 | 0.4968153 | 78 |
Seattle |
5 | 84 | L1 | 0.46496814 | 73 |
Athletics |
16 | 95 | W1 | 0.39490446 | 62 |
Los Angeles |
18 | 97 | L2 | 0.3821656 | 60 |

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