The Rays got back into the win column with tonights 5-2 win over the Rangers. Tampa Bay broke things open with a four-run fifth inning, highlighted by a three-run home run from . On the pitching end, limited the World Series champs to one earned run on five hits and a walk over 6 1/3 innings while striking out five. With good news on the field today, the injury updates were a little more mixed, as youll see in this selection of Rays notes will be re-evaluated Thursday after manager said the right-hander felt his oblique again a little bit after throwing a live batting practice. Cash told and other media that it doesnt seem to be a major concern, though the Rays are being cautious since Baz also had a minor oblique i sue in early March. Selected 12th overall by the Pirates in the 2017 draft, Baz came to the Rays organization as part of the (infamous for Bucs fans) trade at the 2018 deadline, and quickly became one of baseballs most highly-touted pitching prospects. Baz had a 4.02 ERA over 40 1/3 innings in 2021-22 before being sidelined by arthroscopic elbow surgery and then an elbow sprain, which ultimately resulted in a Tommy John surgery in September 2022. Since the Rays plan to ease him back into action with a limited innings count, Bazs offseason prep Johnny Dixon Jersey has been moving at a different pace, with his oblique problems also acting some bumps in the road. If all goes well, Baz might be able to make his return to the majors in the middle or back half of May. is also recovering from a significant surgery, as the shortstop had a hip procedure last October that has kept him on the injured list to begin the season. However, Cash said the Rays plan to start Walls in extended Spring Training by mid-April looks to be on track after Walls got a very good report after a recent doctor visit. Depending on how much time Walls needs to get ready, late May or early June looks like a reasonable start date for his 2024 debut. The fact that Tampa Bay put him on the 10-day IL and not the 60-day IL at the start of the season indicates some hopefulne s on the clubs part that Walls can indeed return before May is over. The defensive specialist has only hit .189/.289/.304 in 991 career Major League plate appearances, though it is certainly po sible the long-lingering nature of Walls hip problems impacted his offensive production. The Rays Triple-A affiliate placed on the seven-day injured list today (retroactive to April 1) due to a left quad strain. The concern level was high after Caminero was forced out of Sundays game and had to be helped off the field, yet Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times ( ) indicates that the injury might not be overly serious. Caminero is widely considered one of baseballs best prospects, and after debuting with seven MLB games and two postseason games in 2023, the infielder is expected to contribute more to the 26-man roster after he gets some more minor league seasoning. Camineros three games with Durham this season represent his only experience at the Triple-A level, and he only has 226 games of pro experience altogether. Trevor Kardell Jersey