Taylor Walls Powers Rays’ Record-Tying Homer Barrage as Padres Roll Behind Rengifo’s Slam

DatabaseBall Daily — August 12, 2026

MLB Daily Edition for August 12, 2026 Featuring Games from Yesterday August 11, 2026

Player of the Day

Taylor Walls, Tampa Bay Rays — Walls hit his first two home runs of the season and drove in three as Tampa Bay tied a franchise record with six homers in a 12-4 victory over the Athletics. The Rays improved to 8-0 on their nine-game road trip.

Last Night’s Scoreboard

Marlins 2, Pirates 0 — Eury Pérez threw seven scoreless innings and Esteury Ruiz homered.

Tigers 6, Guardians 4 — Kevin McGonigle drove in three runs and Detroit won for the eighth time in 10 games.

Cubs 8, Nationals 6 — Alex Bregman, Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered for Chicago.

Yankees 4, Mariners 1 — Ryan McMahon and Trent Grisham delivered two-run singles in the seventh.

Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3 — Rookie Brett Bateman had two hits and two RBI as Toronto took the first two games of the series.

Braves 4, Mets 0 — Martín Pérez extended his scoreless streak to 18 innings and Atlanta completed a four-hit shutout.

Orioles 5, Twins 2 — Gunnar Henderson, Pete Alonso and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each collected three hits and homered.

Reds 5, White Sox 4 (10 innings) — Elly De La Cruz drove in the winning run as Cincinnati erased a four-run deficit.

Cardinals 2, Phillies 0 — Masyn Winn broke a scoreless tie in the seventh and St. Louis completed the shutout.

Angels 3, Rangers 2 — Zach Neto had two hits, an RBI and a run as Los Angeles ended a three-game skid.

Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2 — Mickey Moniak’s seventh-inning sacrifice fly delivered the deciding run.

Rays 12, Athletics 4 — Tampa Bay tied a team record with six home runs and improved to 8-0 on its road trip.

Padres 11, Brewers 2 — Luis Rengifo hit his first career grand slam during San Diego’s 17-hit attack.

Giants 4, Astros 1 — Carson Whisenhunt allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings and Bryce Eldridge homered.

Dodgers 5, Royals 4 (10 innings) — Max Muncy delivered the game-ending single after Mookie Betts tied it in the eighth.

Game of the Day

Dodgers 5, Royals 4 (10 innings) — Kansas City moved ahead in the eighth, but Mookie Betts answered with a game-tying RBI single. The Dodgers held the Royals scoreless in the ninth and 10th before Max Muncy singled home the automatic runner for the walk-off victory. Blake Snell returned from an elbow injury with six innings of one-run baseball and 10 strikeouts.

Big Bats

Taylor Walls, Rays: Two home runs and three RBI during Tampa Bay’s six-homer performance.
Luis Rengifo, Padres: First career grand slam in an 11-2 victory.
Gunnar Henderson, Orioles: Went 3-for-5 with a double, two-run homer and two RBI.
Pete Alonso, Orioles: Three hits and a two-run homer, his third homer in three games.
Kevin McGonigle, Tigers: Two-run double, RBI single and three RBI.
Alex Bregman, Cubs: Two hits, a home run, a walk and three runs scored.

Dealing

Eury Pérez, Marlins: Seven scoreless innings, three hits, two walks and seven strikeouts.
Nick Martinez, Rays: First career nine-inning complete game while improving to 12-3.
Blake Snell, Dodgers: Six innings, one run and 10 strikeouts in his return from an elbow injury.
Martín Pérez, Braves: Six scoreless innings and an active 18-inning scoreless streak.
Andre Pallante, Cardinals: Six shutout innings against Philadelphia.

Who’s Hot

Tampa Bay Rays: Eight consecutive wins to begin a nine-game road trip.
Chicago Cubs: Seven wins in their last eight games.
Detroit Tigers: Eight wins in their last 10 games.
San Diego Padres: Four straight victories.
Pete Alonso: Home runs in three consecutive games.

Who’s Not

Boston Red Sox: Four consecutive losses after a 27-3 stretch.
Seattle Mariners: Five consecutive losses.
Milwaukee Brewers: Allowed 11 runs and 17 hits in San Diego.
New York Mets: Managed four hits and were shut out in Atlanta.
Philadelphia Phillies: Were blanked despite six shutout innings from Cristopher Sánchez.

Team Trends

Rays: Six different home runs tied the franchise’s single-game record.
Padres: Every starter had a hit before the sixth inning ended.
Yankees: Recorded their 30th comeback victory of the season.
Braves: Retired the final 11 Mets in order to complete a four-hit shutout.
Reds: Ended a three-game losing streak by overcoming a 4-0 deficit.

Standings Watch

Houston retained a half-game lead over Texas in the AL West despite losing in San Francisco. Tampa Bay continued to strengthen its position with an 8-0 road trip. In the National League Wild Card race, San Diego’s fourth straight win moved the Padres into a tie with Philadelphia and Arizona for the final two spots.

Injury & Transactions Report

Jose Altuve: Left Houston’s loss after being hit on the left foot. Preliminary scans were negative, with additional testing scheduled.
Kyle Karros: Exited Colorado’s victory after a sixth-inning collision with teammate Ezequiel Tovar.
Blake Snell: Returned from an elbow injury and struck out 10 over six innings for the Dodgers.
Nick Lodolo: Returned from a month-long absence caused by a finger blister.
Alex McFarlane: Recalled by Philadelphia before Tuesday’s game in St. Louis.

Today’s Games

Orioles at Twins — 1:40 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Phillies at Cardinals — 2:15 p.m. ET — Zack Wheeler (10-3, 2.69 ERA) vs. Kyle Leahy (8-4, 3.45)
Rays at Athletics — 3:05 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Rockies at Diamondbacks — 3:40 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Astros at Giants — 3:45 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Brewers at Padres — 4:10 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Guardians at Tigers — 6:40 p.m. ET — Foster Griffin (12-4, 3.31 ERA) vs. Framber Valdez (7-7, 4.17)
Pirates at Marlins — 6:40 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Cubs at Nationals — 6:45 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Mariners at Yankees — 7:05 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Red Sox at Blue Jays — 7:07 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Mets at Braves — 7:15 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Reds at White Sox — 7:40 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Royals at Dodgers — 10:10 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation
Rangers at Angels — 10:10 p.m. ET — Probable pitchers pending confirmation

All times Eastern. Probable pitchers are subject to change.

Today’s Matchups to Watch

Zack Wheeler vs. Kyle Leahy: Wheeler brings a 2.69 ERA into the series finale after both clubs combined for two runs Tuesday.
Foster Griffin vs. Framber Valdez: Two left-handers meet as Detroit tries to extend its 8-2 run.
Rays at Athletics: Tampa Bay can complete a perfect nine-game road trip after scoring 22 runs in the first two games of the series.
Brewers at Padres: San Diego goes for a fifth straight win after pounding out 17 hits Tuesday.

Stat of the Day

Six: Tampa Bay tied its franchise record by hitting six home runs, with Taylor Walls contributing the first two-homer game of his career.

Quick Hitters

Nick Martinez completed nine innings for the first time in his career.
Fernando Tatis Jr. moved into second place on San Diego’s career home-run list.
Spencer Miles earned his first major-league save for Toronto.
Ozzie Albies hit his 20th homer and Matt Olson hit his 35th for Atlanta.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand’s 460-foot homer was his third hit of the night.
Riley O’Brien recorded his 30th save for St. Louis.

Yesterday at a Glance

Games completed: 15 of 15
Total runs: 114
Highest-scoring game: Rays 12, Athletics 4 — 16 combined runs
Extra-inning games: Reds–White Sox and Royals–Dodgers
One-run games: Four
Shutouts: Marlins 2, Pirates 0; Braves 4, Mets 0; Cardinals 2, Phillies 0
Largest margin: Padres 11, Brewers 2 — nine runs
Best power performance: Taylor Walls — two home runs during a six-homer team performance
Best pitching performance: Eury Pérez — seven scoreless innings and seven strikeouts