While Jen Pawol made Major League Baseball history by serving as the first-base umpire, Atlanta starter Hurston Waldrep allowed one run in six innings as the host Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 7-1 Saturday afternoon in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader.

Pawol, 48, became the first woman to umpire an MLB game and handled her duties without incident. Waldrep (2-0), making his first start this season, struck out six, walked one and scattered four hits.

Michael Harris went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in the seventh to pace the Braves’ offense. Matt Olson and Drake Baldwin added two hits apiece and Baldwin drove in two.

Marlins starter Ryan Gusto (7-5) made his first start since being acquired from Houston at the trade deadline and allowed three runs in six innings while amassing a career-high-tying eight strikeouts. Xavier Edwards’ sixth-inning single drove in the Marlins’ lone run.

Braves 8, Marlins 6 (Game 2)

Marcell Ozuna hit a pair of long home runs to power host Atlanta over Miami to sweep a day-night doubleheader following a victory in the opener.

Ozuna was 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored. It gives him 18 home runs this season. Atlanta rookie Drake Baldwin went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and has driven in 10 runs in the series. Starter Erick Fedde (4-12) pitched five innings and allowed four runs on five hits. It was Fedde’s first victory since May 9 when he was with St. Louis.

Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (6-11) worked five innings and allowed five runs on seven hits, four walks and four strikeouts. He gave up both of Ozuna’s home runs.

Yankees 5, Astros 4

Trent Grisham slugged a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning as New York topped visiting Houston.

Grisham had three hits after entering the game in a 5-for-36 slide and snapped a 4-4 tie by blasting a full-count fastball from Bryan King (3-3) into the second deck in right field. Grisham’s 21st homer occurred after recent bullpen acquisitions Camilo Doval and David Bednar contributed to the Yankees blowing a two-run lead in the top half of the eighth. But Bednar (3-5) pitched out of a jam then fired a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his third win. Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs for New York.

Yankees starter Luis Gil allowed two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings in his second start back from a strained lat. For the Astros, Jeremy Pena hit his fourth career leadoff homer and Carlos Correa hit a tying RBI single in the fourth as the Astros lost for the 17th time in 27 games.

Nationals 4, Giants 2

James Wood belted the third pitch of the game for a home run, Brad Lord worked six strong innings, and Washington held on for a road victory over San Francisco.

Paul DeJong and Josh Bell also homered, while Lord (3-6), limited the Giants to one run and four hits in six innings. Jose A. Ferrer pitched out of eighth- and ninth-inning jams to help the Nationals even the three-game series at a win apiece with just the second victory in the last 10 games.

A home run by Rafael Devers, his 22nd of the season, ended Lord’s shutout bid in the sixth. Devers added a single and two walks to his home run, while Heliot Ramos also collected two hits for the Giants, who saw a three-game winning streak come to an end.

Angels 7, Tigers 4

Taylor Ward had three hits, including a go-ahead two-run homer and Los Angeles defeated host Detroit.

Ward scored two runs and knocked in three. Jo Adell hit a three-run homer and Luis Rengifo added a solo shot. Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi (6-7) gave up four runs on eight hits in five innings. Los Angeles closed out the game with four relievers each tossing an inning of scoreless relief, with Kenley Jansen picking up his 21st save.

Javier Baez had three hits and scored a run for the Tigers. Matt Vierling, Gleyber Torres, Andy Ibanez and Jake Rogers drove in a run apiece. Charlie Morton (7-10), making his second start since being acquired from Baltimore, surrendered six runs on seven hits while recording 10 strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Noelvi Marte had three hits and an RBI and scored the eventual winning run to lead Cincinnati to a victory over host Pittsburgh.

Marte’s efforts backed up a quality start from Nick Martinez (10-9), who gave up one run on four hits over seven innings to help the Reds snap a three-game skid. Reds closer Emilio Pagan secured his 25th save of the season.

The Pirates had one last chance in the ninth to record what would have been their fifth win in a row against Cincinnati this season and third of this series. Spencer Horwitz led the Pirates with two of their seven hits.

Athletics 11, Orioles 3

Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers each homered and combined to drive in seven runs as the Athletics blew out host Baltimore.

Jack Perkins (1-2) pitched six innings for his first major league victory, giving up three runs on three hits. Hogan Harris took care of the ninth to ensure a split in the first two games of this series between two teams occupying last place in their respective American League divisions. Rooker knocked in four runs and Langeliers had three hits to go with his three RBIs.

Gunnar Henderson provided Baltimore’s offense with a three-run homer in the first. Brandon Young (0-6) took the loss as he surrendered six runs and six hits over three innings.

Guardians 3, White Sox 1

C.J. Kayfus hit his first home run and Joey Cantillo pitched into the sixth inning as visiting Cleveland beat Chicago for its fifth straight win.

Cantillo (3-2) allowed one run on four hits over 5 2/3 innings for Cleveland, which has won nine of its last 10. Nic Enright, Hunter Gaddis and Erik Sabrowski combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings before Cade Smith retired the White Sox in order in the ninth for his fifth save.

Michael A. Taylor hit a solo homer for Chicago, which was held to four hits and lost its sixth straight.

Brewers 7, Mets 4

William Contreras hit an insurance two-run homer immediately after his inning-ending flyout was negated by a pitch clock violation for host Milwaukee, which beat skidding New York.

The Brewers rode the four-run seventh to their eighth win in as many games this month. Milwaukee has won 11 of its last 12 overall to improve its record to a baseball-best 72-44.

Pete Alonso tied Darryl Strawberry atop the Mets franchise’s all-time home run list by hitting the first of the team’s three solo homers Saturday, but New York still lost its sixth straight game and for the 10th time in 11 games. Alonso’s homer in the top of the second inning was his 26th of the season and the 252nd of his career.

Royals 2, Twins 0

Maikel Garcia and Jonathan India drove in one run apiece, and that was more than enough for Kansas City as it held on for a shutout win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Garcia’s RBI double was the lone extra-base hit for Kansas City, which evened the series at one victory apiece with the rubber match set for Sunday afternoon. Kyle Isbel finished 2-for-4 and scored a run. Royals left-hander Noah Cameron (6-5) tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the victory.

Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-4 to lead Minnesota, which totaled eight hits, all singles. Austin Martin tallied a pair of singles from the leadoff spot. Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (4-7) allowed one run on four hits in six innings.

Dodgers 9, Blue Jays 1

Blake Snell struck out 10 over five shutout innings and Shohei Ohtani blasted his 40th home run of the season to boost Los Angeles to a win over visiting Toronto.

Max Muncy also homered and singled, and Andy Pages contributed two hits and two RBIs for Los Angeles, which will try for a three-game sweep of the American League East leaders on Sunday. Snell (2-1) allowed three hits and walked three in his second game back following a four-month absence with an injury to his throwing shoulder.

Ernie Clement spoiled the shutout with a solo homer in the eighth for the Blue Jays, who had won three in a row heading into the series. Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (11-6) allowed three runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings.

Cubs 9, Cardinals 1

Michael Busch hit a three-run home run and scored twice to lead visiting Chicago past St. Louis.

Busch went 2-for-5 with a double and the homer to power this victory. Matt Shaw (2-for-3, homer, two runs, two RBIs), Carson Kelly (3-for-4, RBI), Dansby Swanson (3-for-4, stolen base, two runs) and Kyle Tucker (1-for-4, walk, two runs, RBI) also had productive games. Chicago starter Colin Rea (9-5) limited St. Louis to one run on three hits in six innings.

Cardinals starter Andre Pallante (6-9) allowed six runs on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings.

Phillies 3, Rangers 2

Max Kepler’s two-run double in the seventh inning propelled Philadelphia to the front and backed the solid outing by Jesus Luzardo as the Phillies beat Texas and struggling ace Jacob deGrom in the second of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.

The Phillies guaranteed their third straight series win and have captured five of their past six games. Texas, meanwhile, has dropped three in a row. Luzardo (11-5) was the beneficiary of the Phillies’ seventh-inning rally after hurling six frames while allowing a run on seven hits with four strikeouts and a walk. He won his third straight start and is 4-0 over his past six appearances while allowing 14 runs over 35 2/3 innings over that stretch.

deGrom (10-5) lost for the third outing in a row despite cruising through 6 1/3 scoreless innings.

Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 5

Corbin Carroll homered for the third straight game, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in three runs and had a walk-off double in the ninth, and Arizona beat Colorado in Phoenix.

Geraldo Perdomo doubled with one out in the ninth off Jimmy Herget (0-2) and scored on Gurriel’s double, which gave rookie right-hander Andrew Hoffman (1-0) his first major league win in his sixth appearance. Carroll tied his career high with 25 homers and has four in the last seven games.

Brenton Doyle had two hits including a homer and Ezequiel Tovar had two hits and an RBI for the Rockies, who have lost six in a row and have been outscored 66-17 in the stretch.

Padres 5, Red Sox 4 (10 innings)

Ramon Laureano’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted host San Diego over Boston.

Xander Bogaerts was placed on second to start the inning and Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock (5-2) issued an intentional walk to Ryan O’Hearn. Laureano chopped the first pitch over the head of third baseman Alex Bregman and Bogaerts easily beat Roman Anthony’s throw home.

The Padres’ Jason Adam (7-3) stranded a pair of runners in the top of the 10th, inducing an inning-ending fielder’s choice grounder from Ceddanne Rafaela to earn the win.

Mariners 7, Rays 4

Julio Rodriguez hit two home runs and Cal Raleigh added his major league-leading 44th long ball of the season as host Seattle defeated Tampa Bay.

Josh Naylor added a pair of doubles and rookie right-hander Logan Evans (6-4) gave up three runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings as the Mariners won their sixth in a row and improved to 8-1 on their 10-game homestand that concludes Sunday. Andres Munoz worked the ninth for his 27th save.

Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero homered for the Rays. Tampa Bay starter Joe Boyle (1-2) struggled with his command, giving up six runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings. The right-hander walked five and fanned five.

–Field Level Media

The Atlanta Braves will send left-hander Joey Wentz to the mound on Sunday when they try to take four of five games in the series against the visiting Miami Marlins.

The Braves swept a doubleheader from the Marlins on Saturday, winning the opener 7-1 and taking the nightcap 8-6. The losses knocked Miami back to three games under .500 and leave them six games behind in the chase for the final National League wild-card playoff spot.

Wentz (2-3, 5.34 ERA) will be matched against Miami right-hander Cal Quantrill (4-9, 5.21) in the series finale.

Wentz has provided some emergency assistance for the decimated Atlanta starting rotation since he was picked up on July 11 after being waived by Minnesota. In five games with the Braves, the left-hander is 0-2 with a 3.09 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings.

He is coming off his worst start when he took the loss against visiting Milwaukee on Tuesday. He worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed five runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

“Joey did a lot better,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “We missed some balls (in the field) and there were a lot of things that he couldn’t control. I thought he threw the ball really well again.”

Wentz has made three career appearances against the Marlins, all out of the bullpen, going 2-1 with a 0.96 ERA in 9 1/3 innings. He faced Miami on March 29 while still playing for Pittsburgh and took the loss, allowing two unearned runs in two innings.

“It’s your job to keep executing and keep going,” Wentz said.

Quantrill will be making his 23rd start this season. He was roughed up in his last outing after three consecutive starts that saw him allow one run in 16 innings. On Tuesday against visiting Houston, Quantrill gave up seven runs on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

“It wasn’t the same kind of rhythm, wasn’t in the same flow that he has been,” Miami manager Clayton McCullough said. “One of those nights where you just don’t execute at the same level that he has been going for a while. I expect Cal to wash this one away and come back ready for his next one.”

Quantrill said, “I just didn’t locate; I wasn’t ahead in as many counts as I usually am and I paid the price. It’s been a good two months. So put this one in the past and keep going.”

Quantrill has made four career starts against the Braves, going 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 21 innings. He faced the Braves on April 5 and earned the victory when he fired five scoreless innings, allowing four hits, no walks and four strikeouts.

Quantrill will need to find a way to slow down Atlanta’s Drake Baldwin, who has driven in 10 runs in the first four games of the series, and Michael Harris II, who had four hits in the doubleheader and is batting .354 (35-for-99) in his last 25 games.

Atlanta will need to stop Miami second baseman Xavier Edwards. He had three hits in the doubleheader and is 8-for-19 in the series.

–Field Level Media

The Kansas City Royals remain steadfast in their goal to pursue a wild-card playoff berth.

First, the Royals will have to climb back to .500. They have a chance to do so Sunday afternoon when they play the Minnesota Twins in the rubber match of a three-game series in Minneapolis.

The Twins won the series opener 9-4 on Friday night before the Royals evened the series with a 2-0 victory on Saturday evening.

Sunday’s matchup marks the end of a grueling nine-game road trip for the Royals, who traveled to face the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Twins for three games apiece. Kansas City is 4-4 on the trip heading into the series finale against Minnesota.

A win on Sunday could give the Royals positive momentum before they start a 10-game homestand. They will face the Washington Nationals for three games, the Chicago White Sox for three games and the Texas Rangers for four games as they look to gain ground in the standings.

Meanwhile, the Twins are aiming for their second series win in a row. Minnesota is 4-4 since its front office conducted a fire sale at the trade deadline, and the new-look Twins are eager to show what they can do with extended playing time down the stretch.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said he remained confident in his young hitters despite Saturday’s shutout loss. Before scoring zero runs on Saturday, the Twins scored 24 runs over their previous three games.

The difference, Baldelli said, was how the Twins performed with runners in scoring position.

“It’ll frustrate you a little bit,” Baldelli said. “We did a heck of a job finding our way on, especially early on in the game. We did that perfectly. That’s exactly what you want to see. We had a lot of good at-bats. …

“And then we didn’t get any hits (with runners in scoring position). That’s it. That’s really it.”

Rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.83 ERA) will make his ninth start of the season and his second since joining Kansas City. The Royals acquired him from San Diego before the deadline in a trade that sent catcher Freddy Fermin to the Padres.

In his Royals debut, Bergert gave up two runs on two hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 6-2 loss to the host Red Sox. He walked two and struck out two.

Bergert never has faced the Twins.

Minnesota will counter with right-hander Jose Urena (0-0, 5.24), who will make his fourth start of the season and his second with the Twins. He gave up two runs on five hits in four innings in his first start for Minnesota against the host Cleveland Guardians last weekend.

The 33-year-old Urena has appeared in four games with one start against the Royals. He is 1-0 with a 4.97 ERA in 12 2/3 innings in those games.

Maikel Garcia will try to stay hot for Kansas City after ripping an RBI double on Saturday. Garcia is hitting .299 with 11 homers, 51 RBIs and 21 stolen bases in 115 games.

“Just trying to look fastball,” Garcia told the Royals’ radio broadcast team after Saturday’s win. “He gave me a good fastball right on the outside corner, and I just went that way.”

–Field Level Media

Julio Rodriguez hit two home runs and Cal Raleigh added his major league-leading 44th long ball of the season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 Saturday night.

Josh Naylor added a pair of doubles and rookie right-hander Logan Evans (6-4) gave up three runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings as the Mariners won their sixth in a row and improved to 8-1 on their 10-game homestand that concludes Sunday. Andres Munoz worked the ninth for his 27th save.

The Mariners, who retired Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki’s No. 51 in a pregame ceremony in front of a capacity crowd, pulled within a half-game of the division-leading Houston Astros in the American League West and tied Boston atop the league’s wild-card standings.

Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero homered for the Rays.

Tampa Bay starter Joe Boyle (1-2) struggled with his command, giving up six runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings. The right-hander walked five and fanned five.

Lowe homered in the top of the first for the second straight night to put the Rays ahead.

The lead didn’t last long as Randy Arozarena drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the inning and, one out later, Rodriguez went deep to right-center, hitting the ball into the J-Rod Squad of his fans.

The Mariners extended their lead to 6-1 in the third. Cole Young walked and Arozarena singled to center before Raleigh launched an opposite-field homer into the Mariners’ bullpen in left-center, helping him regain the majors’ RBIs lead with 96. Rodriguez lined the next pitch just inside the foul pole down the left-field line.

The Rays’ Yandy Diaz led off the sixth with a walk and, one out later, Josh Lowe grounded a single to right to end Evans’ night. Caminero greeted reliever Caleb Ferguson with a three-run shot to straightaway center to make it 6-4.

The Mariners responded in the bottom of the frame as Young drew a one-out walk and took third on Arozarena’s single to center. Young scored on a wild pitch by reliever Mason Englert for the game’s final run.

–Field Level Media

Blake Snell struck out 10 over five shutout innings and Shohei Ohtani blasted his 40th home run of the season to boost the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday evening.

Max Muncy also homered and singled, and Andy Pages contributed two hits and two RBIs for Los Angeles, which will try for a three-game sweep of the American League East leaders on Sunday.

Snell (2-1) allowed three hits and walked three in his second game back following a four-month absence with an injury to his throwing shoulder.

After the two-time Cy Young Award winner was lifted after 90 pitches, Brock Stewart, Jack Dreyer and Alexis Diaz combined to allow one run over the final four innings.

Ernie Clement spoiled the shutout with a solo homer in the eighth for the Blue Jays, who had won three in a row heading into the series.

Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (11-6) allowed three runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings, with two strikeouts and two walks.

Freddie Freeman walked to lead off the fourth and Muncy went the other way with a sinker, clearing the fence in the left-field corner for a two-run homer and a 2-0 lead.

Ohtani blasted his home run to straightaway center with one out in the fifth to stretch it to 3-0.

The Dodgers scored six runs in the sixth, loading the bases with no outs in the sixth before Dalton Rushing lined a two-run single up the middle for a 5-0 lead.

After an intentional walk to Ohtani, Mookie Betts lined a single off the glove of Toronto third baseman Buddy Kennedy, scoring two more runs for a 7-0 lead. Pages then came up with the bases full and two outs in the inning and doubled down the third-base line to make it 9-0.

Snell struck out the first two batters of the game on six pitches and needed just nine pitches to retire the side in order.

Kennedy hit a ground-rule double into the stands in the left-field corner to lead off the third and Davis Schneider walked with one out, but Snell struck out two batters in the inning to help him escape the jam.

Snell walked two batters in the fourth, but struck out two more to strand both.

–Field Level Media

Michael Busch hit a three-run home run and scored twice to lead the visiting Chicago Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 on Saturday night.

Busch came into the game 13-for-29 (.448 batting average) with five homers, 10 runs and eight RBIs against the Cardinals this season. Then he went 2-for-5 with a double and the homer to power this victory.

Matt Shaw (2-for-3, homer, two runs, two RBIs), Carson Kelly (3-for-4, RBI), Dansby Swanson (3-for-4, stolen base, two runs) and Kyle Tucker (1-for-4, walk, two runs, RBI) also had productive games for the Cubs.

Chicago starter Colin Rea (9-5) limited St. Louis to one run on three hits in six innings. He struck out six and walked two.

Cardinals starter Andre Pallante (6-9) allowed six runs on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings.

After getting shut out Friday night, the Cubs quickly took a 2-0 first-inning lead in this game. Busch hit a leadoff double, advanced on a groundout and scored on Tucker’s single. After Tucker stole second base, Kelly hit a single into right field. Tucker stopped at third but scored when first baseman Willson Contreras mishandled his cutoff of the throw toward home, which resulted in a throwing error by right fielder Jordan Walker.

The Cubs built a 6-0 lead in the second inning. Swanson hit a single, stole second base and went to third on a throwing error. After Shaw walked, Busch hit his three-run homer.

Seiya Suzuki then hit a double and scored when Kelly hit another single.

Chicago increased its lead to 7-0 in the third inning on a single by Swanson and Shaw’s RBI triple.

The Cubs made it 8-0 in the fourth inning. Tucker drew a one-out walk, went to third on Kelly’s single and scored on an Ian Happ single.

Shaw’s homer in the fifth inning increased the margin to 9-0.

The Cardinals got on the board in the sixth inning when Lars Nootbaar hit a double and ultimately scored on Alec Burleson’s groundout.

–Field Level Media

Ramon Laureano’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox.

Xander Bogaerts was placed on second to start the inning and reliever Garrett Whitlock (5-2) issued an intentional walk to Ryan O’Hearn. Laureano chopped the first pitch over the head of third baseman Alex Bregman and Bogaerts easily beat Roman Anthony’s throw home.

Jason Adam (7-3) stranded a pair of runners in the top of the 10th, inducing an inning-ending fielder’s choice grounder from Ceddanne Rafaela to earn the win.

Boston forced extra innings when Anthony slashed a ground-rule double to left-center off MLB saves leader Robert Suarez in the ninth that scored Rafaela. He legged out an infield hit to start the inning and swiped second.

San Diego went ahead in the fifth with two runs when Boston starter Lucas Giolito lost the strike zone, issuing four straight two-out walks after a leadoff single by Fernando Tatis Jr. Free passes to O’Hearn and Laureano drove in the tying and go-ahead runs.

Giolito allowed five hits and four runs in 4 2/3 innings, walking six and striking out one. San Diego starter Michael King lasted two-plus innings and 57 pitches, permitting two runs on four hits and two walks with a strikeout.

Making his first start since May 18 after a thoracic nerve issue sidelined him for nearly three months, King trailed 1-0 by the game’s third batter. Bregman lined the first of his two doubles and scored on Jarren Duran’s single to center.

Bogaerts evened the score in the second with his 10th homer, a liner into the seats in left that traveled an estimated 358 feet. The Red Sox regained the lead in the third with two runs as reliever Wandy Peralta balked home Bregman, who led off with his second double, and Masataka Yoshida’s fielder’s choice grounder scored Trevor Story.

The Padres got a run back in their half of the third as Bogaerts looped a two-out RBI single to center, scoring Luis Arraez.

–Field Level Media