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Watch: Texas Rangers Third Baseman Josh Jung Smashes First Career Grand Slam

Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung hit his first career grand slam on Sunday in the first inning against the New York Yankees.

Kade Kistner

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers took a 4-0 lead in the first inning of Sunday afternoon's matchup with the New York Yankees after Josh Jung mashed a grand slam, the first of his career.

Robbie Grossman started the uprising by drawing a walk off of Yankees starter Nestor Cortes. Nathaniel Lowe followed with another walk. 

Adolis Garcia notched a single to right field that loaded the bases. 

That brought up Jung with the bases loaded. 

The third baseman then put a 2-2 Cortes 78.4-mph sweeper into the right field stands to clear the bases and make it 4-0. 

Jung's grand slam, his sixth home run of the season, traveled 368 feet, came off the bat at 101.1 mph and pushed his RBI total to 20.

Jung's hit also snapped a 0-for-7 stretch that included four strikeouts over the last three games. He came into the game leading American League rookies in slugging percentage (.458), extra-base hits (9) and total bases (44).

The grand slam also snapped an impressive streak for Cortes. The left-hander had allowed three-or-fewer runs in each of his last 17 starts, with was tied for the fourth-longest streak for a Yankees pitcher since 1913 (when earned runs became an official stat.)

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KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies, Cubs and Astros. He is also an editor for Inside the Rangers. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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