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Taylor Walls' two-run double
Taylor Walls pulls a two-run double to right field, scoring Josh Lowe, José Caballero and cutting into the White Sox lead in the 4th inning
Newsweek
09-07-2025
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MLB To Use Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System For All-Star Game
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Major League Baseball will use the automatic balls and strikes challenge system will be used next week during the All-Star Game, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. Much like the use of the system in spring training, this is likely leaning Major League Baseball to implement the system in regular season games in the near future. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 5: The Atlanta 2025 All Star Game sign stands in left field at Truist Park on June 5, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 5: The Atlanta 2025 All Star Game sign stands in left field at Truist Park on June 5, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo byMajor League Baseball used the automatic balls and strikes challenge system during spring training, and according to major league officials, it was a "positive" addition to the game for 72% of fans who were polled during spring training. After testing the system in spring training, it was not yet approved for regular season play, and on June 1, Rays infielder Taylor Walls was ejected from a game for tapping his helmet. While fewer players will be affected by the use of the system in the All-Star Game, it is still strange that they will be allowing players to challenge calls for this exhibition game before being thrown right back into games that don't have the system just yet. If players who play in the All-Star Game look like they want to challenge the call when the regular season resumes, it could spark more controversy about the umpires. This is not the first time that Major League Baseball has tried to roll out new ideas during the All-Star game, as in 2023, they used it to launch the new jersey material that would be used and subsequently hated by players the following season. All of this is pointing to the challenge system coming to the game sooner rather than later, and after generally positive fan feedback in spring training, one more test run during the All-Star Game could solidify its arrival next season. More MLB: Tigers Reportedly Inquire About Former Gold Glove Third Baseman As Interest Grows
Yahoo
06-07-2025
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Yandy Díaz's RBI double starts 3-run 10th for Rays in 7-5 win over Twins
Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton reacts after hitting a foul out to end the bottom of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) CORRECTS TO RAYS SECOND BASEMAN JOSE CABALLERO NOT JUNIOR CAMINERO - Tampa Bay Rays catcher Matt Thaiss, center, sits by home plate after Minnesota Twins' Trevor Larnach (9) scored off an error by Rays second baseman José Caballero (not shown) during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Eric Orze claps after forcing the final out to defeat the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings of a baseball game Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tampa Bay Rays' Christopher Morel, left, scores as Minnesota Twins catcher Christian Vázquez, right, attempts to tag him during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tampa Bay Rays' Taylor Walls runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tampa Bay Rays' Taylor Walls runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton reacts after hitting a foul out to end the bottom of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) CORRECTS TO RAYS SECOND BASEMAN JOSE CABALLERO NOT JUNIOR CAMINERO - Tampa Bay Rays catcher Matt Thaiss, center, sits by home plate after Minnesota Twins' Trevor Larnach (9) scored off an error by Rays second baseman José Caballero (not shown) during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Eric Orze claps after forcing the final out to defeat the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings of a baseball game Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tampa Bay Rays' Christopher Morel, left, scores as Minnesota Twins catcher Christian Vázquez, right, attempts to tag him during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tampa Bay Rays' Taylor Walls runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yandy Díaz doubled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Díaz drove in automatic runner Danny Jansen on a 2-1 pitch from Justin Topa (1-3). Díaz scored when Topa threw wild to first on a sacrifice bunt by José Caballero, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Junior Caminero. Advertisement Harrison Bader, whose two-run pinch-hit homer off Mason Montgomery in the eighth tied it at 4-all, drove in automatic runner Byron Buxton with a groundout in the bottom of the 10th off Eric Orze, who finished for his third save. Pete Fairbanks (4-2) got five outs for the win. Joe Boyle allowed two hits and an unearned run in five innings in relief of opener Drew Rasmussen. Buxton drove Rasmussen's second pitch of the game to left field for his 20th homer. Taylor Walls led off the third against Joe Ryan with his third homer. Ryan allowed two runs in six innings while striking out eight. Jose Aranda had three hits and drove in two runs for the Rays. Advertisement Caminero broke a 2-2 tie with a fielder's choice on a swinging bunt in the eighth, and Aranda followed with an RBI infield hit for a 4-2 lead. Key moment Boyle entered in the third and had two on with one out but struck out Trevor Larnach and Carlos Correa to keep it tied. Key stat Five of Buxton's 14 career leadoff homers have come this season. Up next The Rays begin a three-game series at Detroit on Monday. Neither team has announced a starter. The Twins will start RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (4-4, 4.41 ERA) on Tuesday for the first of three against the visiting Cubs, who haven't announced a starter. ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
21-06-2025
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Rays score early and often in dominant win over Tigers
June 21 - Taylor Walls drove in two runs in Tampa Bay's four-run first inning as the Rays won a second series over a top club in a week, toppling the visiting Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Saturday afternoon. The shortstop's two-run single with two outs helped the Rays win for the second consecutive game against the Tigers, who entered the day 19 games over .500 with a .623 winning percentage. Tampa Bay, which tops baseball with a 22-8 mark dating back to May 20, swept three games from the then-best New York Mets last weekend in Queens. Danny Jansen, Junior Caminero and Christopher Morel each hit solo homers, while Yandy Diaz extended his hitting streak to 12 games in a 2-for-4 outing with a double and a run. In winning his second consecutive impressive start, Ryan Pepiot (5-6) yielded only one run on three hits in five innings. He fanned seven, walked two and hit two batters. Detroit's Jake Rogers (groundout), Jahmai Jones (double) and Dillon Dingler (sacrifice fly) drove in runs. Opener Brant Hurter (2-3) surrendered four unearned runs in two-thirds of the first inning before yielding to Sawyer Gipson-Long for 6 1/3 innings (four runs, six hits). The Rays sent nine men to the plate and scored four times in the first due to a passed ball on a strikeout of Brandon Lowe, who raced safely to first with one out rather than two. Hurter's wildness became his undoing after Jonathan Aranda's double, issuing two walks (a run-producing one by Josh Lowe), hitting Jose Caballero with a pitch for a 2-0 lead and allowing Walls' single. Brandon Lowe moved his hitting streak to 10 games with a RBI single to plate Diaz in the second, but Detroit answered with Rogers' groundout to make it 5-1. The home offense kept at it in the fourth as Jansen and Caminero belted solo homers off Gipson-Long for a 7-1 lead. In the seventh, Morel smashed a Statcast-projected 434-foot homer to left for a seven-run advantage. Pinch hitters Jones and Dingler had RBIs in the eighth for the final margin. --Field Level Media
Hindustan Times
21-06-2025
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- Hindustan Times
Rays score early and often in dominant win over Tigers
Taylor Walls drove in two runs in Tampa Bay's four-run first inning as the Rays won a second series over a top club in a week, toppling the visiting Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Saturday afternoon. HT Image The shortstop's two-run single with two outs helped the Rays win for the second consecutive game against the Tigers, who entered the day 19 games over .500 with a .623 winning percentage. Tampa Bay, which tops baseball with a 22-8 mark dating back to May 20, swept three games from the then-best New York Mets last weekend in Queens. Danny Jansen, Junior Caminero and Christopher Morel each hit solo homers, while Yandy Diaz extended his hitting streak to 12 games in a 2-for-4 outing with a double and a run. In winning his second consecutive impressive start, Ryan Pepiot (5-6) yielded only one run on three hits in five innings. He fanned seven, walked two and hit two batters. Detroit's Jake Rogers (groundout), Jahmai Jones (double) and Dillon Dingler (sacrifice fly) drove in runs. Opener Brant Hurter (2-3) surrendered four unearned runs in two-thirds of the first inning before yielding to Sawyer Gipson-Long for 6 1/3 innings (four runs, six hits). The Rays sent nine men to the plate and scored four times in the first due to a passed ball on a strikeout of Brandon Lowe, who raced safely to first with one out rather than two. Hurter's wildness became his undoing after Jonathan Aranda's double, issuing two walks (a run-producing one by Josh Lowe), hitting Jose Caballero with a pitch for a 2-0 lead and allowing Walls' single. Brandon Lowe moved his hitting streak to 10 games with a RBI single to plate Diaz in the second, but Detroit answered with Rogers' groundout to make it 5-1. The home offense kept at it in the fourth as Jansen and Caminero belted solo homers off Gipson-Long for a 7-1 lead. In the seventh, Morel smashed a Statcast-projected 434-foot homer to left for a seven-run advantage. Pinch hitters Jones and Dingler had RBIs in the eighth for the final margin. --Field Level Media
