What an awesome Memorial Day it was. Like Sunday all over again, we had day games and night games spread out accordingly. With the Penguins in the Stanley Cup and the Warriors and Thunder battling in Game 7, I didn't have nearly enough TVs last night.

Here are some of the MLB players who succeeded Monday... and some who didn't.

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Studs from 5/30/16

Matt Harvey (SP, NYM): What a fun roller coaster ride Harvey owners are on. He went seven innings, struck out six, and allowed just two hits and a walk in his scoreless start. I guess he's back... maybe.

Xander Bogaerts (SS, BOS): After fouling a ball off his foot but deceiving the umpires into calling it fair for the game's first run, Bogaerts tacked on two more hits and a walk. The shortstop is quietly hitting .354 on the year.

Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday (3B and OF, STL): These two Cards had seven hits and five runs between them. Carpenter came back strong with four hits after an 0-for-5 Sunday. You never know what you'll get with this team.

Carlos Martinez (SP, STL): Martinez fired a gem as well, going eight scoreless innings against the Brewers. He collected eight strikeouts and allowed five hits and a walk. This was a great start for questioning fantasy owners.

Carlos Gonzalez (OF, COL): It was good to see CarGo go yard again. He also added in a second hit on Monday and finished with two walks as well. He's stayed healthy thus far (knock on wood), and the results should follow.

The Reds Offense: Coors field played a big factor on Monday. Zack Cozart, Eugenio Suarez, Joey Votto, and Adam Duvall all hit home runs, and Duvall hit two. Billy Hamilton also collected three hits and stole a bag. These guys looked like an actual team on Monday.

Houston's Big Three: George Springer, Jose Altuve, and Carlos Correa had a day on Monday. They combined for seven hits, four runs, and four RBI. If they can do this every game, no one will notice how awful the rest of their hitters are.

Marco Estrada (SP, TOR): Estrada joined the gem parade, throwing eight scoreless innings. He racked up six strikeouts, allowed three hits, and walked three in his outing against the Yankees.

David Freese (1B, PIT): Freese turned back the clock on Monday in the Pirates' rout of the Marlins. He went 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs. He'll likely return to his bench role against a righty on Tuesday.

Jeff Locke (SP, PIT): OK, this is getting ridiculous. Still, I have to mention Locke's complete game shutout. He allowed just three hits and struck out just one batter. He also faced just 28 Marlins (one over the minimum). Look for him to give up nine runs next time out.

Jhoulys Chacin (SP, LAA): OK, one more for good measure. The Angels are smiling after their newly acquired starter went the distance against a recently potent Tigers offense. Chacin did allow a run in the last frame, but he struck out 10 batters and allowed just four hits and a walk. That's an eye-popping performance right there.

 

Duds from 5/30/16

The Dodgers Offense: The Dodgers faced a good-looking Jason Hammel for just two innings before he left with an injury. Then, they couldn't log a hit for four innings against lefty Travis Wood. Good for Wood, but yikes that's not what you want to see from such a good offense on paper. You have to score runs against the Cubs.

Jeff Samardzija (SP, SFG): The Shark had a rough outing based on the matchup he pulled. He pitched just five innings against the helpless Braves, but he allowed six hits, five runs (four earned), and two walks. That's a step back for Samardzija, and an ugly one at that.

Marcell Ozuna and Christian Yelich (OF, MIA): Without Stanton in the lineup, these two young outfielders are forced to step up. They didn't. Locke shut them down with ease, despite Ozuna hitting a couple of balls to the warning track. Stanton should be back soon to hopefully help them out.

Carlos Santana (DH, CLE): I'm starting to see a very real trend with Santana, he can't hit right-handed. You're not much of a switch hitter if you struggle from one side of the plate (0-for-4 against Derek Holland and Cesar Ramos). Hopefully he figures something out, because he's been quite serviceable in the power department from the left side of the plate.

Brett Gardner (OF, NYY): Gardner gets another trip to this list, mostly because his .217 average is the opposite of what the Yankees need right now. Hopefully for them he can turn things around and go on a typical Gardner power surge.

Josh Tomlin (SP, CLE): There was some excitement buzzing about Tomlin after his last outing, but it's completely gone now. He lasted just 3.2 innings after he allowed nine hits and eight runs. The good news is that he didn't walk a batter and only four of those runs were earned. So, if you want to take a chance on waivers, he's a decent bounce back candidate in his next start.

Justin Upton (OF, DET): Upton is the master of slumps, but I've never seen one this long or this bad. Hopefully his peaks and valleys are increasing with his age, and we're about to see an Upton we've never seen before. That's becoming less and less likely by the day, however.

 

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