Walls Ends Long Homer Drought With 2-HR Game as Rays Beat A's

Taylor Walls snapped a year-long stretch without a home run by hitting two in the same game as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics 12-4. Per MLB.com's Theo DeRosa, Walls hit both homers within a 30-minute span.

Walls drove in three runs total in the victory. Per Deadspin, the Rays hit a season-high six home runs in the game. Sportsnet reported that Carson Williams also contributed a three-run homer as a pinch hitter.

The win extended Tampa Bay's winning streak to eight straight games, per MLB.com. Oakland fell to two consecutive losses, according to Yahoo Sports.