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It's Memorial Day weekend, which means the full slate of Sunday games kind of feels like a Saturday for many. So go get to grilling out and having fun outside while we keep you apprised of all the happenings in Major League Baseball. Come throughout the day/night to the see the updates or just come back Monday morning to catch up on everything. We've got your back. 

Sunday's games

Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1 (box score)
Yankees 9, Athletics 5 (box score)
Marlins 9, Angels 2 (box score)
Indians 10, Royals 1 (box score)
Reds 8, Phillies 4 (box score)
Padres 5, Nationals 3 (box score)
Mariners 5, Red Sox 0 (box score)
Rays 8, Twins 6 (box score)
Brewers 9, Diamondbacks 5 (box score)
White Sox 7, Tigers 3 (box score)
Astros 8, Orioles 4 (box score)
Rockies 8, Cardinals 4 (box score)
Giants 7, Braves 1 (box score)
Dodgers 9, Cubs 4 (box score)
Mets 7, Pirates 2 (box score)

All rise for Judge's first career grand slam

Rookie sensation Aaron Judge has taken the league by storm this season. He's been among the league leaders in home runs pretty much from the get-go, though he'd yet to hit a grand slam. That changed on Sunday: 

Man, that's such easy opposite-field power. That was Judge's 16th blast of the season, tying Mike Trout for the MLB lead. It also turned a 2-1 A's lead into a 5-2 Yankees lead with one crack of the bat. 

Judge is hitting .321/.422/.679 this season and would easily win Rookie of the Year right now. He'd be in the MVP mix, too, though at this point it's probably just everyone fighting for second behind Trout. 

On the mound, Michael Pineda threw well for the Yankees, going six innings and allowing two runs. He gave up just three hits while striking out five. 

With the win, the Yankees move to 29-18 on the season, good to continue to hold first place in the AL East. 

Rays outlast Twins in marathon game

The Rays and Twins nearly played two on Sunday, going 15 innings before Tampa Bay prevailed by an 8-6 final.

Perhaps as you'd expect, the game was a back-and-forth affair. The Rays took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and led 3-2 heading into the seventh inning. Yet Tampa Bay's bullpen subsequently blew the lead, and the Rays had to score a pair of runs in the ninth inning to extend the game.

The two sides would swap zeroes until the 14th, when the Rays would go up by one, only to have Kevin Kiermaier make an error and place the tying run on board. It was then the Twins' turn to mess up, as they had the winning run on third base with one out, but were unable to walk-off.

Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison hit back-to-back home runs to kick off the 15th inning, and the Rays installed tomorrow's scheduled starter, Erasmo Ramirez, to close out the game in fine fashion.

As such, the Rays answered a time-old question: can a team win a game in which it gives Michael Martinez seven at-bats?

The Kershaw-Lester pitching duel that wasn't

On paper, the Cubs-Dodgers tilt seemed like the game of the day, if only because of the starting pitcher matchup. Whenever you put Jon Lester and Clayton Kershaw together in one game, you're almost certain to have a thrilling, low-scoring affair.

"Almost certain" because Sunday proved to the exception. Both starting pitchers departed before completing five innings, as they combined to allow 18 hits and 10 earned runs in a combined 7 2/3  innings. Yikes.

Lester was yanked during the fourth inning in favor of Mike Montgomery, having allowed three-run home-runs to both Enrique Hernandez and rookie sensation Cody Bellinger:

Kershaw was none better, even if he lasted an inning longer. He was uncharacteristically inefficient, as his 4 1/3 inning required some 109 pitches. He allowed home runs to Javier Baez, Willson Contreras, and Anthony Rizzo.

Kershaw is now four strikeouts away from 2,000 in his career. 

Rangers end losing streak

The hot-and-cold Rangers won 10 in a row through May 19. Though May 21, they had won 11 of their last 12 games, but then lost five straight heading into Sunday. 

Thanks in part to an excellent outing from Andrew Cashner (7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER), the Rangers snapped the losing streak with a win in Toronto. Elvis Andrus collected three hits and Joey Gallo clubbed his 15th home run. 

Given how things have gone the past three weeks, surely the Rangers will rip off at least five wins in a row now, right? 

The Blue Jays fall to 23-27, but they're still going pretty well, sitting 15-10 in May. This loss snapped a five-game winning streak. 

Springer back in the saddle? 

Through the first 14 games of the season, Astros leadoff man George Springer had seven home runs. In his next 30 games, he only hit two and both of those came in the same game on May 14 -- the second game of a doubleheader when the Astros rained on the Derek Jeter parade. It was a string of 129 plate appearances with just those two homers in the Bronx. 

Perhaps he's getting his longball stroke back? Springer homered on Saturday and did so again on Sunday: 

The Astros trailed 3-0 in the middle of the second inning, but Springer's two-run homer was part of a 6-run second inning against Orioles starter Alec Asher. 

Tomlin, hit parade help Indians avoid sweep

The Indians came into Sunday having lost three straight, including the first two of their three-game series against the Royals. A combination of starting pitcher Josh Tomlin and a ridiculous number of hits left no doubt about taking the series finale. 

Tomlin would work a complete game, allowing just one run on six hits. It was the fifth career complete game for Tomlin and his first since 2015. He brought a 6.70 ERA and 2-6 record into the game, so this was a welcome change -- one that his FIP showed us was likely coming sometime soon. 

The offense did its part to back up Tomlin, too. 

In all, the Indians pounded out 18 hits, including four doubles and a home run. So that leaves 13 singles. As noted, it was a hit parade. Jason Kipnis was 4 for 4 with a double and homer. Michael Brantley, Carlos Santana and Jose Ramirez had three hits each while Austin Jackson added a pair. 

The win keeps the Indians above .500, as they move to 25-23. 

The Bergman Redemption

Mariners starter Christian Bergman had a rough outing on Tuesday. That's an understatement, too. His outing was historically bad, as he coughed up 10 runs on 14 hits in just four innings. On Sunday, he went into Fenway Park and pitched his butt off. 

Bergman would only allow four hits in seven scoreless innings. He would trim his ERA from 6.30 to 4.67. Eleven of his outs were recorded via the ground ball with Bergman inducing four double plays. 

That's one heck of an effort and it helps the Mariners avoid being swept by the Red Sox. Heading into the game, the Mariners had lost seven of their last eight, so Bergman really picked them up. Good for him, given what he went through last outing. 

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