Each night we'll provide you with the nine top story lines from the day's action, beginning with the stars of the day, and look ahead to the next day's matchups.

Remember ? It's almost that time of year again, and the Giants ace is already in mid-October form.

Bumgarnerblanked the haple s Nationals with a pitching (and hitting) performance ofhistoricproportions Sunday, evoking memories of his 2014 postseason dominance. He allowed only three hits in a 5-0 complete game winto complete a sweep of the Nats. He also struck out 14, added a home run (his fourth this season) and a double.

According to theElias Sports Bureau,the only other pitcher to do that in the modern era is Hall-of-Famer Early Wynn, in 1959. The Giants still sit 2 1/2 games behind the Dodgers for first in the NL West, and they're 3 Corey Dickerson Jersey 1/2 games out of a wild-card spot, but Bumgarner clearly has his sightsset on breaking the Giants' every-other-year curse.

Meanwhile, the good times keeprolling for San Fran's2014 World Series victims, theRoyals.

The Royals beat the Angels 4-3 on a walkoff single from Kendrys Morales to win in10 innings. The former Angel came up with his42nd two-out RBI to help his teamrally from a 3-2 deficit heading into the bottom of the ninth.

Here are more highlights from Sunday's games:

Impact players:

C Caleb Joseph, Orioles: Joseph went 3-for-4 with fiveRBIs and a sixth-inning homer in Baltimore's 18-2 beatdown of Oakland.

1B Pedro Alverez, Pirates: Alverez went 2-for-4 with twoRBIs and a run. He also came up with his 18th homer of the season in the second inning againstthe Mets.

2B RobinsonCano, Mariners: Cano went5-for-7 with threeRBIs and tworuns, including a two-run homer in the first inning of Seattle's 10-8 win.

Colin Moran Jersey SS Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox: Bogaerts continued his hot streak Sunday, going 2-for-5 with threeRBIs and a run coming off a third-inning homer in Boston's 10-8 lo s in 12 innings.

3B Aramis Ramirez, Pirates: Ramirez went 4-for-5 with threeRBIs and a run to help the Pirates sweep the season series against the Mets.

OF Gerardo Parra, Orioles: Baltimore feasted on Oakland and no one had a bigger day than Parra, who went 5-for-6with threeruns, threeRBIs and a solo homer.

DH JoseAbreu, White Sox: Abreu went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI off a third-inning home run as the White Sox beat the Cubs, 3-1.

SP Chris Sale, White Sox: Salehad a greatperformance against the Cubs, striking out 15 and to sing seven scorele s innings as the White Sox beat their cro stown rivals 3-1 Sunday, ending the Cubs' nine-game winning streak. Sale took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, when it was broken up by Dexter Fowler.

Key injuries:

Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval sat out Sunday's game and is day-to-day with a right elbow contusion Barry Bonds Jersey .

New IndiansinfielderChris Johnson mi sed hissecondstraight game because of a suspected spider bite he suffered on his left hand in the team's hotel room. Johnson was treated by team doctors, but his hand became swollen on Sundayand he went to a Minneapolis hospital for treatment.

Rays starting pitcherDrew Smyly returned from the DL on Sunday to make his first Tyler Glasnow Jersey start since May, but surrendered five runs in four innings in a 5-3 lo s to the Rangers.

Web gems:

The one and onlyBig Papi.

MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs)

When you've got it, you've got it.

MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) Surprise performers:

Good:Shelby Miller took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Diamondbacks, whenNick Ahmed led offwith abloopsingle to right field. The Braves won2-1in 10 innings, but the no-decision extended Miller's winle s streak to 16 games. He finished with eight strikeouts.

Bad: A's pitchers allowed 26 hits on Sunday, and Ike Davis had the best showing out of all of them. Need we say more?

Ike Davis, the A's best pitcher today:

Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) Facts of the day:

When Joc Pederson goes long, he makes it count.

Chris Sale didn't get a no-hitter, but he accomplished a feat even more rare.

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ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) Off the field:

Bryce Harper returned to the Nationals lineupagainst the Giantsa day after Joe Musgrove Jersey hobbling off the field . He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 5-0 lo s to the Giants.

Ryan Braun for the all-time Brewers career home run mark with a fifth-inninggrand slam offAaron Harangfor career home run No. 251.

Reactions:

"We faced a tough pitcher today. He might be the best pitcher in the big leagues right now." Nationals first basemanRyan Zimmerman on Madison Bumgarner.

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A look ahead to Monday's games: (All times Eastern)

Giants (64-53) at Cardinals (75-42) 8:15 p.m.: Michael Wacha (14-4, 2.93 ERA) will take the mound against the Giants for the first time since he allowed a Travis Ishikawa walkoff homer that ended the Cardinals' run in the 2014 NL Playoffs. On the other end of the spectrum, Chris Heston (11-7, 3.38 ERA) will face the Cardinals for the first time in his career.

Athletics (51-68) at Orioles (60-56) 7:05 p.m.: Monday Jordy Mercer Jersey 's matchup is the final in a four-game series that started with back-to-back walkoff home runs. Sonny Gray (12-4, 2.06 ERA)will take the mound for the Athletics, looking to shake off back spasms that caused him to mi s a scheduled start against the Blue Jays. Opposing him will be Chris Tillman (8-7, 4.66 ERA), who enters the contest on a five-game winning streak.

Twins (59-58) at Yankees (64-52), 7:05 p.m.:Both Minnesota's Kyle Gibson (8-9, 3.75 ERA) and New York's CCSabathia (4-9, 5.23 ERA)enter Monday's series opener on five-game losing streaks.

Omnisport's Brandon Schlager contributed to this report.