Its Thursday, August 7 and the Marlins (56-57) are in Atlanta to begin a series against the Braves (47-66). Eury Pérez is slated to take the mound for Miami against Carlos Carrasco for Atlanta.

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Xavier Edwards went 4-for-5 and Heriberto Hernandez and Graham Pauley each homered for the Miami Marlins in Wednesday’s win.

Xavier Edwards went 4 for 5 with a double, Graham Pauley and Heriberto Hernández each hit a solo homer and the Miami Marlins beat Houston 6-4 to snap a seven-game losing streak against the Astros.

Xavier Edwards se fue de 5-4 con un doble, Graham Pauley y el dominicano Heriberto Hernández conectaron cada uno un jonrón en solitario y los Marlins

Jen Pawol será la primera mujer en laborar como umpire en un juego en el béisbol de las Grandes Ligas el fin de semana, cuando trabaje

Pawol, 48, began her affiliated-baseball umpiring career in 2016 at the rookie-ball level. She reached the Triple-A level in 2023, and then in 2024 she became the first female ump to work a spring-training game since Ria Cortesio in 2007.

- Home plate umpire Jen Pawol takes her position during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the Houston Astros and Miami Marlins Sunday, March 10, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.