CINCINNATI, OH (SNN-TV) – Taylor Walls homered twice and drove in four runs and rookie right-hander Taj Bradley dazzled in his second start as the Rays beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-0 tonight.
The Rays have homered in each of their first 18 games this season, the second-longest home run streak to begin a campaign since the 2019 Mariners went deep in 20 straight games.
Walls, who went 4 for 5, started the scoring with a solo homer in the second. His two-run triple in his second at-bat made the score 6-0. Walls also went deep off rookie Casey Legumina in the sixth for the first multi-homer game of his career.
On the mound, the 22-year-old Bradley was sensational again, striking out nine and walking one in 5 1/3 innings. His 17 combined strikeouts in his first two career starts are the most for a Rays pitcher, surpassing Andy Sonnanstine’s previous club record of 15 strikeouts in 2007.
On tap for tomorrow’s series finale, Reds right-hander Levi Stoudt will make his major league debut, opposed by Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen, making his fourth start of the season. First pitch is set for 12:35pm.
