Rays manager Kevin Cash said that Walls was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Astros due to groin soreness, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports. Cash is hopeful that Walls will be available to play following a scheduled off day Thursday.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls (groin) is out of Wednesday's lineup for their home matchup against the Houston Astros. Ryan Bass of the team reported the news. The Florida State product has been much more productive since the calendar flipped to May,

Rolling into Game 3 today the Rays have now split the series even 1-1, following yesterdays late rally in the bottom of the ninth with Taylor Walls sacrifice fly to left-field resulting in a final of 3-2.

Jose Caballero will get the nod at shortstop in place of Walls, who had started in each of the Rays' previous four games while going 1-for-13 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored.

In the worst way, the Tampa Bay Rays needed to find a way to put together a couple of wins at George M. Steinbrenner Field. They did so, finishing off a series victory on Wednesday over the Houston Astros with an 8-4 win.

The Rays knew what they were up against Wednesday afternoon. Astros right-hander Hunter Brown has been one of the Majors’ most dominant starters this season, with six wins, an ERA lower than everyone but Max Fried and an arsenal full of devastating pitches.