坦帕湾光芒队以12-4击败奥克兰运动家队，取得八连胜[1]。泰勒·沃尔斯在这场比赛中成为焦点，他从打击区两侧各打出一个本垒打，这是他职业生涯第二次完成这一壮举[1]。沃尔斯上一次从两侧各打本垒打是在2023年4月18日对阵辛辛那提红人队时[1]。
沃尔斯本场表现出色，4打5的成绩包括两发本垒打，其中第四局打出两分本垒打，第六局打出一分本垒打[1]。这两发本垒打终结了他自2025年7月27日以来的105场常规赛无本垒打纪录[1]。光芒队其他打线也有所表现，朱尼尔·卡米内罗在第一局击出一发412英尺的两分本垒打[1]。球队共打出11支安击，得分12分[1]。
投手方面，尼克·马丁内斯主导了这场胜利，他完成了完全比赛，用101球三振5人，允许4分8安打，战绩改善至12-3[1]。运动家队方面，劳伦斯·巴特勒在第五局为球队打出两分本垒打[1]。先发投手梅森·巴内特被判负，四局内允许6分5安打，战绩为1-3[1]。
Taylor Walls achieved a rare feat by hitting home runs from both sides of the plate for the second time in his career, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 12-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics.[1] Walls went 4-for-5 with two home runs, ending a 105-game stretch without a homer that dated back to July 27, 2025.[1] The last time Walls accomplished this feat was on April 18, 2023, against the Cincinnati Reds.[1]
The Rays' dominant performance was bolstered by Junior Caminero's two-run homer in the first inning that traveled 412 feet.[1] Nick Martinez (12-3) was outstanding on the mound, completing a complete game with 101 pitches while striking out five and allowing four runs and eight hits.[1] Oakland's Lawrence Butler hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning for the Athletics, while Mason Barnett (1-3) took the loss after giving up six runs and five hits over four innings.[1] Tampa Bay accumulated 11 hits total in their eighth consecutive victory.[1]