ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies are finally going back to facing their own league.
Philadelphia wrapped up an MLB record of 21 consecutive interleague games with a 4-2 win Sunday against the Texas Rangers to complete a three-game series sweep. The Phillies finished 13-8 in that span, and are 24-15 overall against American League opponents this season.
According to the Phillies, the previous MLB record was 15 in a row “done by hundreds of times by other clubs.”
Their game Monday night at Cincinnati will be the first for the Phillies against a fellow National League team since a 2-1 win at San Diego on July 13, the last game before the four-day All-Star break.
All seven of the Phillies' series since the All-Star break have been against AL opponents, accounting for nearly half of the 48 interleague games they will play all season. They have three more interleague series, all at home, against Seattle, Kansas City and then Minnesota to wrap up the regular season.
The Mets dropped Sunday's series finale at the Milwaukee Brewers, blowing a five-run lead on their way to a 7-6 walk-off defeat that leaves them with a season-high-tying seven-game losing streak.
"It's hard to describe -- off, frustrating, but we've got to turn the page," said New York manager Carlos Mendoza. "We've got to keep going. We've got to find a way to start getting a victory here. That wasn't a good showing there. They pretty much outplayed us."
Mendoza's Mets (63-55) have lost 11 of their past 12 games. They are 5.5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East Division and 1.5 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds for the third wild card.
"We've got to go out and do it," Mendoza said. "We're going to keep saying it. The bottom line -- we've got to go out and do it. I'm going to keep saying we've got the talent, we've got the players. But until we start playing better and getting the job done, we continue to believe in the guys -- and we will. It's tough. I know it's tough right now. It's very frustrating. We are all very frustrated. But we've got to keep going. We've got to keep going. Nobody said it was going to be easy."
New York has Monday off before returning to Citi Field for a six-game homestand. The stretch begins with a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves, led by Tuesday's 7:10 p.m. opener on SNY.
"We haven't played well for quite a bit now, and that's what happens," Mendoza said. "We can't be looking at the standings. We've got to start getting the job done -- that simple. We can't sit here and start looking back. There's no looking back. Like I said, we've got to get the job done -- and we will. We'll turn it around."
The Mets turn to right-hander Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.46 ERA) Tuesday after southpaw Sean Manaea allowed four runs on six hits (one homer) while striking out five and walking two in four innings Sunday.
"It's a lot," Manaea (1-1, 4.33 ERA) said of the Mets losing seven in a row. "It's frustrating. No one wants to be here. But at the end of the day, we've just got to get through it. There's no way around it."
Closer Edwin Diaz, who got New York out of a two-out jam in the eighth inning before allowing Isaac Collins' game-winning home run to lead off the ninth, kept a positive outlook.
"It's tough," Diaz said. "We know we've got a really good team here. We've got a really good group. We've just got to stay together, stick together, keep playing baseball. We know we can turn it around. On Tuesday, we can come back and play really good baseball. So, just stay together and keep fighting."
Before the 11-of-12 slide, the Mets went on a season-high-tying seven-game winning streak from July 20-27. They have won six games or more four times this season, and Brandon Nimmo sees the potential for another one.
"We can go on a run," Nimmo said. "We've still got time. But it just takes putting it together, playing some good baseball. I don't think the division's slipping away. We're still within shot, and we've been known -- this team, specifically -- to go on runs. So, we can easily rattle off a winning streak, especially with the people that we've got in here. But, yeah, it's going to take, obviously, turning it around."
Umpire Jen Pawol calls a strike during a game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Sunday. (Todd Kirkland / Getty Images)
Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday's Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job.
Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind the plate in the majors, making unprecedented history appear to be routine was especially impressive.
“I think Jen did a really nice job,” Miami manager Clayton McCullough said after Atlanta's 7-1 win over the Marlins.
“I think she’s very composed back there. She handled and managed the game very well. And big day for her. Big day for Major League Baseball. I congratulated her again on that because it’s quite the accomplishment.”
It was an impressive cap to a memorable weekend for Pawol. She made history in Saturday’s doubleheader as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the majors. She called the bases in the doubleheader before moving behind the plate on Sunday, placing her in the brightest spotlight for an umpire.
Pawol never showed any indication of being affected by the attention, even while knowing every call would be closely watched.
“Congrats to Jen, obviously,” said Braves left-hander Joey Wentz, who earned the win by allowing only one run in 5 1/3 innings.
Asked about Pawol's calls, Wentz said, “I try not to focus on the zone, to be honest with you. ... I thought it was good though.”
Umpire Jen Pawol stands at third base during a game between the Marlins and Braves on Saturday. (Brett Davis / Getty Images)
There were few opportunities for disputes as Wentz and Miami starting pitcher Cal Quantrill combined for only three strikeouts. The first called third strike came in the fifth inning, when Pawol used a fist pump when calling out Miami's Kyle Stowers on a pitch that was close to the edge of the plate.
McCullough was seen in the Marlins dugout with his palms held up as if asking about the pitch call. He said after the game it's not unusual to question a close called strike.
“Over the course of the game, there are a number of times that you just are going to be asking for clarity on one, if you aren’t sure,” McCullough said. “So it could have been that.”
The 48-year-old Pawol was called up as a rover umpire, so her next assignment in the majors has not been announced.
“I wish her the best moving forward as she continues to, I’m sure, hopefully one day be up full time, you know, a permanent big league umpire,” McCullough said.
Pawol also received positive reviews from Braves manager Brian Snitker, who on Saturday said, “You can tell she knows what she does.”
Pawol's work in the minor leagues began in 2016 when she was assigned to the Gulf Coast League. She worked in the Triple-A championship game in 2023 and in spring training games in 2024 and again this year.
“We certainly didn’t call her up from A ball, right?” Quantrll said. “So yeah, I’m sure she was well prepared. And like I said I think, you know, part of the game moving forward is that if this is normal then we’re going to treat it normal, too. So, you know, I thought it was fine. I think she did she did a quality job. ... And yeah, I think she’d be very proud of herself. And, you know, it’s kind of a cool little thing to be part of.”
Pawol spoke to reporters on Saturday when she said, "The dream actually came true today. I’m still living in it. I’m so grateful to my family and Major League Baseball for creating such an incredible work environment. … I’m just so thankful.”
Pawol received cheers from fans on both days. On Sunday, some held up “Way to go Jen!” signs.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Isaac Collins hit a solo homer off Mets closer Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning and the MLB-best Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to nine games with a 7-6, walk-off win over New York on Sunday.
The Brewers trailed 5-0 early and tied it a 6-all in the eighth on Joey Ortiz’s two-out RBI single off the glove of diving first baseman Pete Alonso.
After Nick Mears (3-3) tossed a scoreless top half of the ninth, Collins sent a 2-2 pitch from Diaz (5-2) 363 feet to right field for his eighth homer.
The Mets lost their seventh straight game and fell 5 1/2 games behind NL East-leading Philadelphia.
William Contreras had two homers for the Brewers, a solo shot to open a three-run fourth, and a two-run homer in the fifth, his 12th, to pull Milwaukee within 6-5.
The Mets scored in each of the first four innings for a five-run lead against Quinn Priester, who had won his previous 10 decisions.
New York scored two in the first on RBI singles by Juan Soto and Jeff McNeil. Brett Baty opened the second with his 12th home run and Ronny Mauricio’s RBI single made it 3-0 in the third.
Cedric Mullins led off the fourth with his 16th home run before the Brewers answered with three runs in the bottom half on Conteras’ homer and Ortiz’s two-run single with two out. Alonso’s RBI double put the Mets up 6-3 in the fifth.
Key moment
The Brewers had runners on first and third with one out in the seventh, but Tyler Rogers coaxed Andrew Vaughn into an inning-ending double-play grounder to short.
Key stat
Priester, who had not lost in 12 appearances, including nine starts, since May 13, was tagged for six runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Up next
RHP Freddy Peralta (13-5, 3.03) starts for the Brewers on Monday against Pirates LHP Andrew Heaney (5-9, 4.77).
The Mets are idle Monday before opening a three-game home series against Atlanta.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miguel Andujar hit his first home run with Cincinnati, Spencer Steer and Noelvi Marte had three hits and four RBIs each, and the Reds outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-8 on Sunday to earn a split in the four-game series.
Andujar, who hit a three-run shot to the rotunda in left field in a four-run second inning, hit six homers for the Athletics before being traded at the deadline. He was also in the middle of the Reds’ decisive three-run rally in the sixth inning that broke a 4-4 tie.
Elly De La Cruz and Andujar hit back-to-back singles off Yohan Ramírez (1-1) to begin the sixth and, one out later, Marte hit a tiebreaking double. Steer followed with a two-run double to put the Reds ahead 7-4.
Steer hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 9-5 and Marte connected on a three-run homer during a five-run ninth.
The teams combined for 30 hits, including 16 by the Pirates led by Isiah Kiner-Falefa with three hits and two RBIs.
Scott Barlow (6-0) retired only one of three batters he faced.
Reds starter Zach Littell gave up four runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. Pirates starter Mike Burrows lasted five innings and allowed four runs on three hits while striking out six.
Key moment
The Pirates scored three runs, two on a throwing error by second baseman Matt McLain, in the eighth inning to get within 9-8. Graham Ashcraft struck out Jared Triolo with a runner on second base to end the threat.
Key stat
The Reds have gone 40 series without being swept, dating to last season.
Up next
Reds: Open a three-game home series Monday night against Philadelphia with LHP Andrew Abbott (8-2, 2.34 ERA) facing RHP Taijuan Walker (4-5, 3.53).
Pirates: LHP Andrew Heaney (5-9, 4.77) pitches against RHP Freddy Peralta (13-5, 3.03) on Monday night in the first of three in Milwaukee.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Zack Wheeler struck out seven and allowed three hits, Edmundo Sosa homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Sunday to sweep the three-game series.
Wheeler (10-5) had six or more strikeouts for the 19th straight start this season, with his last outing with less than six coming on April 13 when he had three against St. Louis.
Trailing 2-0 early, the Phillies answered in the fourth with an RBI double from Bryce Harper. They tied it in the fifth on Sosa's solo homer, and took the lead for good with Weston Wilson’s RBI single two batters later.
Brandon Marsh added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly that scored Harrison Bader in the ninth inning, and a strong Phillies bullpen performance was capped off by Jhoan Duran's 20th save of the season to secure the win. Duran, acquired from Minnesota on July 30, has allowed just one baserunner in four appearances for Philadelphia.
Joc Pederson hit a first-inning two-run homer to give the Rangers the lead. Patrick Corbin (6-8) threw 4 1/3 innings and allowed four hits and three runs.
After the Phillies went ahead 3-2 in top of the fifth, center fielder Harrison Bader protected that lead in the bottom of the inning with a leaping catch to take a home run away from Corey Seager. Bader was reaching above the 6-foot wall in front of the Texas bullpen in right-center when he made the play.
The Phillies are now 49-2 when leading after six innings, and 57-2 when leading after seven, both MLB-best marks.
The Phillies continue their 10-game road trip in Cincinnati on Monday, where RHP Taijuan Walker (4-5, 3.53 ERA) starts opposite Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (8-2, 2.34). The Rangers have one more series against the Diamondbacks in their homestand, with Texas RHP Nathan Eovaldi (10-3, 1.38) facing Arizona RHP Ryne Nelson (6-3, 3.20) on Monday.
ATLANTA (AP) — Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday’s Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job.
Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind the plate in the majors, making unprecedented history appear to be routine was especially impressive.
“I think Jen did a really nice job,” Miami manager Clayton McCullough said after Atlanta’s 7-1 win over the Marlins.
“I think she’s very composed back there. She handled and managed the game very well. And big day for her. Big day for Major League Baseball. I congratulated her again on that because it’s quite the accomplishment.”
It was an impressive cap to a memorable weekend for Pawol. She made history in Saturday’s doubleheader as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the majors. She called the bases in the doubleheader before moving behind the plate on Sunday, placing her in the brightest spotlight for an umpire.
Pawol never showed any indication of being affected by the attention, even while knowing every call would be closely watched.
“Congrats to Jen, obviously,” said Braves left-hander Joey Wentz, who earned the win by allowing only one run in 5 1/3 innings.
Asked about Pawol’s calls, Wentz said, “I try not to focus on the zone, to be honest with you. ... I thought it was good though.”
There were few opportunities for disputes as Wentz and Miami starting pitcher Cal Quantrill combined for only three strikeouts. The first called third strike came in the fifth inning, when Pawol used a fist pump when calling out Miami’s Kyle Stowers on a pitch that was close to the edge of the plate.
McCullough was seen in the Marlins dugout with his palms held up as if asking about the pitch call. He said after the game it’s not unusual to question a close called strike.
“Over the course of the game, there are a number of times that you just are going to be asking for clarity on one, if you aren’t sure,” McCullough said. “So it could have been that.”
The 48-year-old Pawol was called up as a rover umpire, so her next assignment in the majors has not been announced.
“I wish her the best moving forward as she continues to, I’m sure, hopefully one day be up full time, you know, a permanent big league umpire,” McCullough said.
Pawol also received positive reviews from Braves manager Brian Snitker, who on Saturday said, “You can tell she knows what she does.”
Pawol’s work in the minor leagues began in 2016 when she was assigned to the Gulf Coast League. She worked in the Triple-A championship game in 2023 and in spring training games in 2024 and again this year.
“We certainly didn’t call her up from A ball, right?” Quantrll said. “So yeah, I’m sure she was well prepared. And like I said I think, you know, part of the game moving forward is that if this is normal then we’re going to treat it normal, too. So, you know, I thought it was fine. I think she did she did a quality job. ... And yeah, I think she’d be very proud of herself. And, you know, it’s kind of a cool little thing to be part of.”
Pawol spoke to reporters on Saturday when she said, “The dream actually came true today. I’m still living in it. I’m so grateful to my family and Major League Baseball for creating such an incredible work environment. … I’m just so thankful.”
Pawol received cheers from fans on both days. On Sunday, some held up “Way to go Jen!” signs.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luke Keaschall hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, Ryan Fitzgerald homered for his first career hit, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Sunday.
With two outs, Keaschall hit a fastball from Royals closer Carlos Estévez (4-4) to the first row of seats in right-centerfield for Minnesota’s ninth walk-off win of the season.
It was the third hit of the day for Keaschall, who has reached base in 12 straight games to start his career.
Michael Tonkin (1-0), Minnesota’s seventh pitcher, pitched scoreless 10th and 11th innings for his first win since July 30, 2024.
Adam Frazier had four hits and Maikel Garcia three for Kansas City. Vinnie Pasquantino hit his 20th home run for a 3-2 lead in the seventh.
The Twins tied it in the eighth when Ryan Jeffers drove in Austin Martin, who tripled on an ill-advised diving attempt by John Rave with the ball getting past the left fielder and rolling to the wall.
In his fourth career game, Fitzgerald, a 31-year-old who signed a minor league contract with Minnesota in January, hit a third-inning slider from Ryan Bergert off the top of the right field wall for a 2-1 Twins lead.
Key moment
Seeking his second career five-hit game, Frazier flew out with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth. Kansas City was 1 for 15 with men in scoring position and left 15 runners on base.
Key stat
The Royals lost for just the fourth time in 50 games when leading after seven innings. Minnesota won for the third time in 48 games when trailing after seven.
Up next
Kansas City LHP Bailey Falter (7-6, 4.14 ERA) hosts Nationals’ RHP Cade Cavalli (0-0, 0.00) on Monday.
RHP Zebby Matthews (3-3, 5.17) gets the ball Monday for Minnesota against Yankees RHP Will Warren (6-5, 4.44).
CHICAGO (AP) — Lenyn Sosa and Colson Montgomery homered and the Chicago White Sox snapped a six-game skid with a 6-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday
Sosa hit a two-run homer, his 14th, in the first and Montgomery followed later in the inning with a solo shot, his ninth. Curtis Mead and Kyle Teel also knocked in runs for the White Sox, who banged out 11 hits.
Chicago starter Davis Martin (4-9) allowed five hits and three earned runs in five innings, with three walks and two strikeouts. Grant Taylor earned the save.
Kyle Manzardo hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and a two-run shot in the seventh, and David Fry added a two-run double in the sixth for the Guardians.
Cleveland’s Slade Cecconi (5-5) allowed five runs on eight hits with four strikeouts in the loss.
Key moment
Mead, in his sixth game with the White Sox, hit an RBI double in the third to extend the lead to 4-0 in the third.
Key stat
Chicago has led the league in home runs since the All-Star break with 42.
Up next
The White Sox have not named a starter for their home series against the Tigers on Monday. Detroit will go with RHP Chris Paddack (4-10, 4.91 ERA).
The Guardians send LHP Logan Allen (7-9, 3.96 ERA) against Marlins RHP Janson Junk (6-2, 3.97) on Tuesday.
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks scored in the first inning for the sixth game in a row Sunday, the longest such streak in the majors this season.
Adrian Del Castillo’s three-run homer, his first of the season, put the Diamondbacks up 3-0 against the Colorado Rockies.
Several teams this season had four-game streaks of scoring in the first inning. The Diamondbacks exceeded that Saturday night when Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had an RBI single in the first of their 6-5 win over Colorado that ended on Gurriel’s RBI double in the ninth.
The homer by Del Castillo on Sunday also extended Arizona’s streak to seven games in a row of scoring multiple runs within the first three innings of a game. That matches NL East-leading Philadelphia for the longest in the majors this season.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Willie MacIver hit a two-run, ninth-inning double off Keegan Akin to rally the Athletics to a 3-2 series-clinching victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
MacIver’s liner down the left-field line against Akin (3-2) scored Darell Hernaiz and Lawrence Butler, the latter of whom pinch ran for Gio Urshela and ran through third base coach Eric Martins’ stop sign.
The relay throw came in ahead of Butler, but was in the dirt and slightly off line. Catcher Alex Jackson couldn’t scoop it in time to make the tag.
Elvis Alvarado (1-0) recorded the final five outs against Baltimore. Brent Rooker singled in the other A’s run in the sixth before departing in the bottom of the eighth with an apparent cramp or injury. Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said Rooker’s departure was preventative.
Jordan Westburg hit his 14th home run for Baltimore in the fifth inning of a bullpen game for the Athletics, and Coby Mayo put the Orioles ahead again in the seventh with a pinch-hit double.
Key moment
Baltimore failed to score in the bottom of the fourth after Jeremiah Jackson led off with a triple. With one out, Greg Allen tried a squeeze bunt, but the catcher MacIver reached the ball quickly up the third-base line and made a lunging tag of Jackson.
Key stat
Athletics rookie Luis Morales threw only 25 of 57 pitches for strikes and walked five, but still pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings in his first major league start.
Up next
Athletics: Begin a six-game homestand on Monday with the first of three against Tampa Bay. Left-hander Jeffrey Springs (10-7, 3.89 ERA) looks to add to his team-leading wins total.
Orioles: Continue their six-game homestand with the first of three against Seattle on Tuesday. Right-hander Dean Kremer (8-8, 4.35) will try to halt a stretch of three outings without a quality start.
The Mets were walked off the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Sunday afternoon at American Family Ballpark.
Here are some takeaways...
- Quinn Priester has been dominant for the Brewers this season, but the Mets' offense was able to jump all over him in this one, putting a run on the board in each of his five innings of work. Juan Soto and Jeff McNeil got things started with run scoring knocks in the top of the first.
Brett Baty led off the second with an opposite-field blast, Ronny Mauricio delivered a two out RBI single in the third, Cedric Mullins went the other way for his first home run as a Met leading off the fifth, then Pete Alonso drove in Soto with a double in the fifth.
- Sean Manaea pitched well after being handed the early advantage. He danced around a one out double in the first and then a two out walk in the second, before putting together his first clean inning of work. As was the case in his last outing, though, the lefty showed some signs of fatigue late.
William Contreras got the Brewers on the board with a solo shot in the fourth. Milwaukee then loaded the bases with a double, single and two out walk and Joey Ortiz cut further into the deficit with a two-run single.
Manaea came back for the fifth, but was pulled after allowing a leadoff hit. Reed Garrett entered and immediately allowed a two-run shot to Contreras to cut into the lead and close Manaea's line with four runs allowed on six hits and two walks.
No Mets starter (or bulk arm) completed five innings during the three-game weekend set.
- New York's offense wasn't able to get much of anything going against the Brewers' bullpen after they chased Priester. Lefty D.L. Hall allowed just two walks across 3.2 stellar innings then Nick Mears followed that with a hitless inning of his own in the ninth.
- New York's bullpen was very strong behind Garrett and Manaea, but again broke down late. Brooks Raley put together an easy sixth, Tyler Rogers then worked his way out of a first and third one out jam with some help from an inning-ending double play ball.
Ryan Helsley also pushed the tying run into scoring position in the eighth, and he got a big eight-pitch strikeout, but Ortiz came through with a two out opposite-field RBI single off of Alonso's glove. Edwin Diaz battled some command issues but escaped with things evened at six.
Diaz then allowed a walk-off homer to Isaac Collins leading off the bottom of the ninth.
Game MVP: Isaac Collins
Collins had three knocks on the day, the last of which was the walk-off blast.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Alexander pitched one-hit ball through six innings, Jose Altuve hit his 250th career homer and the Houston Astros beat the Yankees 7-1 Sunday after New York manager Aaron Boone was ejected in the third inning.
Alexander (3-1) allowed his first hit in the sixth inning, a one-out single to Ben Rice. Alexander did not allow a run for the second straight start. He walked three, struck out three in a game in which he relied mostly on changeups and sinkers over 87 pitches.
Altuve, as designated hitter, homered to left in the first and became the 11th player whose primary position is second base to reach 250 homers.
Altuve had two hits and scored three runs, including on a double by Christian Walker in the third and on a single by Ramón Urías that fell in between shortstop Anthony Volpe and left fielder Cody Bellinger in the ninth.
Rookie Cam Smith had a two-out bases-loaded single that scored two runs in the fifth to help the Astros win for the fourth time in six games. Carlos Correa hit his second homer since being acquired from Minnesota, and Mauricio Dubón knocked in a run in the three-run ninth.
Fried (12-5) allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings and lost for the third time in four starts.
The Yankees managed three hits and lost for the seventh time in nine games and were booed after the final out.
Boone was ejected for the fifth time this season after arguing a called strike on Ryan McMahon.
Key moment
Bennett Sousa loaded the bases with one out in the seventh and Bryan Abreu allowed a sacrifice fly to McMahon. On the next pitch, Abreu retired Austin Wells. Abreu retired Wells, Judge and Cody Bellinger in the eighth.
Key stats
Correa has five straight multi-hit games and six since rejoining Houston.
Up next
Yankees RHP Will Warren (6-5, 4.44 ERA) faces Minnesota RHP Zebby Matthews (3-3, 5.17) on Monday in New York.
The Astros did not announce a starter for the opener of three-game series against visiting Boston and LHP Garrett Crochet (13-4, 2.24) on Monday.
DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter homered and drove in three runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-5 on Sunday.
Carpenter doubled and scored in the first, hit a sacrifice fly in the second and added a three-run homer in the fourth.
Casey Mize (11-4) got the win, allowing two runs on three hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out five.
Jack Kochanowicz (3-10) took the loss. He gave up seven runs on 10 hits in three-plus innings.
The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the first, stringing together four straight two-out hits that included RBI singles by Riley Greene and Zach McKinstry.
Carpenter’s sacrifice fly made it 3-0 in the second, and the Tigers added four more in the fourth.
Javier Baez reached on an error, took third on a base hit by Cole Keith and scored on Gleyber Torres’ single. Carpenter followed with his 21st homer, giving Detroit a 7-0 lead.
Nolan Schanuel hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Logan O’Hoppe made it 7-3 with an RBI single in the sixth.
Greene hit a two-run homer in the sixth while Luis Rengifo hit a two-run shot in the eighth.
Key moment
Angels CF Bryce Teodosio, who missed Saturday’s game after hitting his head on the fence on Friday, ran into LF Taylor Ward and RF Jo Adell on eighth-inning fly balls. Luckily, no one was injured on either play.
Key stat
Carpenter has a .600 slugging percentage against right-handed pitchers since the start of 2024, the third highest in the majors. Shohei Ohtani (.688) and Aaron Judge (.682) are the leaders among players with at least 500 plate appearances against righties.
Up next
The Angels return for a three-game series with their crosstown rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. RHP Jose Soriano is scheduled to start Monday’s opener.
Detroit travels to Chicago for three games against the White Sox. RHP Chris Paddack (4-10, 4.91) will pitch on Monday evening. After playing 13 of their last 16 games at home, the Tigers play 13 of the next 19 on the road.
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson, Marcell Ozuna and Michael Harris II hit home runs to support a strong start from Joey Wentz and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 on Sunday.
Jen Pawol, who made history in Saturday’s doubleheader as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the majors, was behind the plate.
Pawol earned compliments for her work on the bases in Saturday’s games. She received more support from fans on Sunday. Some held up “Way to go Jen!” signs. Though she was more in the spotlight while calling balls and strikes, Pawol made her work look routine.
Wentz (1-2) allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings for his first win since the left-hander was claimed by the Braves off waivers from Minnesota on July 11.
The Braves, who swept Saturday’s doubleheader, won four of five games in a series that included a rescheduled game forced by a rain postponement on April 6.
Derek Hill hit a two-out double off Wentz in the second and scored on Liam Hicks’ single.
Ozuna hit a three-run homer and Harris added a solo shot off Tyler Zuber in the seventh.
Key moment
Jurickson Profar, who had two hits, gave Atlanta a 2-1 lead with a run-scoring double off Tyler Phillips (1-1) in the fifth. Profar scored on Phillips’ second wild pitch.
Key stat
Miami right-hander Cal Quantrill was pulled after throwing only 47 pitches. Quantrill gave up one run on three hits with no walks in four innings. It was his second-fewest pitches in a start this season.
Up next
Miami and Atlanta are off on Monday. The Marlins haven’t announced their rotation plans for their series at Cleveland, which opens on Tuesday night. The Braves visit the New York Mets on Tuesday night with Spencer Strider (5-9, 4.04 ERA) scheduled to face Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.46).
