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Walls will start at shortstop and bat eighth Sunday against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Walls will be awarded a second straight start after he went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored in his MLB debut Saturday in the Rays' 3-1 win. With Willy Adames now in Milwaukee, the right-handed Walls should at least serve as a short-side platoon option at shortstop, and it wouldn't be surprising if the Rays gave him a look as a full-time player.

Moncada went 0-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Yankees.

Moncada had hit safely in 10 straight games (13-for-31, .419) before Gerrit Cole and the Yankees snuffed out the streak. The walk, however, kept alive his on-base streak, which reached 15 contests (.484 OBP). Moncada's 28 walks ranks ninth in MLB.

Walls was called up as expected Saturday and will bat eighth and play shortstop in his major-league debut against the Blue Jays, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Walls isn't necessarily the Rays' shortstop of the future, as that would appear to be Wander Franco, but he's the one who will get the first crack at the job after the Rays dealt Willy Adames to the Brewers on Friday. Walls is a fine prospect in his own right, albeit not at Franco's level, with the potential to make a good amount of contact while playing strong defense. He's hit .279/.369/.417 with a strong combination of a 12.5 percent walk rate and 18.8 percent walk rate in 276 career minor-league games.

LeMahieu is not starting Saturday's game against the White Sox.

The day off comes at a good time for LeMahieu, who has gone 0-for-10 in his last three games, reaching base just once on a walk in that span. The 32-year-old has performed far below his lofty expectations with a .260 average thus far this season, but improvement is likely for LeMahieu, who has hit above .300 in five of the past six seasons.

Madrigal went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Yankees.

Madrigal plated Chicago's lone run with a bloop to right field in the eighth inning before the Yankees pushed a run across in the ninth. The second baseman, who popped his first career home run earlier this week, has slumped otherwise. Madrigal is 5-for-26 (.192) over the last seven games.

Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI, another run scored and a walk in Friday's win over the Phillies.

Devers produced across the board and delivered a complete performance, but that has been a trend over his last few games. The third baseman has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, recording three multi-hit performances in that stretch and hitting .282 with four homers, seven RBI, eight runs scored and a stolen base in that span.

Walls will be called up from Triple-A Durham on Saturday after the Rays traded Willy Adames to the Brewers, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old should slot in as Tampa Bay's starting shortstop following the departure of Adames on Friday. Walls was off to a strong start at Triple-A this season with a .327/.468/.490 slash line in 14 games, but he may not have much of a window to secure the starting role with top prospect Wander Franco still waiting for his opportunity.

Bregman went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a walk in Thursday's 8-4 win over Oakland.

The third baseman knocked in Jose Altuve with a third-inning single and then did it again in the seventh with a double. Bregman continues to thrive in the heart of Houston's order -- he's gone 9-for-18 (.500) with five RBI and six runs scored in the last five games. Overall, he's posted a .324/.404/.486 slash line with five home runs, 24 RBI and 26 runs scored in 37 contests.

Urshela isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rangers.

Urshela went hitless with two strikeouts in four at-bats during Wednesday's win over the Rangers. DJ LeMahieu will shift to third base while Rougned Odor starts at the keystone.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs scored in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Angels.

Ramirez reached base in the first and sixth and successfully stole both times he got on. The 28-year-old is riding a five-game hitting streak and is now up to six stolen bases on the year. He continues to be one of Cleveland's most productive players on offense, slashing .265/.353/.578 with 12 home runs, 25 RBI and 29 runs scored.