As reported by MLB.com's Dave Sessions, the Yankees activated Judge from the 10-day injured list while placing outfielder Austin Slater on the 10-day IL himself with a hamstring strain. New York also optioned relief pitcher Jake Bird to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre,

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees hit the road against the Texas Rangers looking to stop a five-game road slide. Texas is 35-20 in home games and 59-55 overall. The Rangers are 26-9 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The Texas Rangers arrived home from a dismal West Coast trip littered with travel issues and wasted momentum early Monday morning in search of an end to a recent skid of poor play. They instead found baseball absolution disguised in the form of two swings from two sluggers who might’ve needed them more than any.

Luis Gil waited several long months to return to the mound. His start on Sunday hardly went the way he would have hoped. The Yankees’ young right-hander lasted just 3 1/3 innings after allowing five hits and five runs in a 7-3 loss to the Marlins that marked the first Miami sweep of New York in franchise history.

Josh Jung's two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning provided the winning runs as the Texas Rangers rallied for an 8-5 walk-off victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Monday in Arlington,

Josh Jung hit a game-ending three-run homer in the 10th inning, after Joc Pederson's pinch-hit homer in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 8-5.