WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls snapped a 365-plate-appearance homerless streak by hitting two home runs — one from each side of the plate — in a 12-4 rout of the Athletics at Sutter Health Park, extending the Rays’ winning streak to eight games.

“It’s been a while, it feels like, so it was nice to finally see one leave,” Walls said. “It always gives you a little bit of confidence. It was nice to see the second one go, too. I guess they come in bunches.”

Walls’ first homer, his first of the 2026 season, came batting left-handed against righty starter Mason Barnett — a two-run shot pulled into Tampa Bay’s right-center-field bullpen in the fourth inning. He switched to the right side against lefty reliever Brady Basso in the sixth and cleared the left-field wall. His previous home run had come on July 27, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, more than a calendar year ago.

Asked about the dugout reaction, Walls offered a dry summary: “Like someone hasn’t hit a homer in 400 days and then he hits two in one game.”

Infielder Carson Williams, who pinch-hit a three-run homer of his own in the eighth — his first of 2026 — marveled at Walls’ swings. “Oh, gosh, he cranked both of those balls,” Williams said. “It was awesome. The excitement in this clubhouse and in the dugout is unmatched right now.”

The power display extended well beyond Walls. Third baseman Junior Caminero launched his 35th home run of the season off the batter’s eye in the first inning, tying for the MLB lead. Designated hitter Yandy Díaz went back to back with Walls in the fourth, and outfielder Victor Mesa Jr. ripped his 10th homer of the year in the seventh.

Right-hander Nick Martinez capped the night with his second career complete game, throwing 101 pitches and allowing just four runs on eight hits while striking out five without issuing a walk. Manager Kevin Cash checked in with Martinez after seven innings at 71 pitches and two runs allowed. “I said I wanted it,” Martinez said.

“I’m so pumped for him,” Cash said. “The whole clubhouse right now is very excited. That’s impressive, the way he navigated through that.”

Cash credited the breadth of the Rays’ attack over the eight-game winning streak, which spans stops in Colorado, Seattle and West Sacramento. “I think we all feel like our offense is pretty dynamic and can score in different ways,” Cash said. “The power’s great when it shows up, but when it doesn’t, we know we have other available ways to score runs.”

Tampa Bay can complete a sweep of its third consecutive series in the finale at 3:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Sutter Health Park.