Tony Gonsolin threw six strong innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, Mookie Betts drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their win streak to five with a 12-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.

Gonsolin (Saint Mary’s), making his first start since Aug. 18, 2023, gave up three runs and six hits, struck out nine and walked none in a 77-pitch effort.

The Dodgers, who banged out 17 hits, pushed a 4-3 lead to 8-3 in a span of four pitches in the sixth. Betts drove a two-run triple off the center-field wall and Freddie Freeman followed with a two-run homer. Betts also keyed a three-run third with a two-run single.

Cal Quantrill (2-3) gave up four runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Rockies 2, Braves 1: Colorado ended an eight-game losing streak as Brenton Doyle hit a tiebreaking home run off reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale in the third inning of a home win over Atlanta.

Colorado (5-25) had lost 16 of its previous 17 games and had been outscored by 78 runs.

Rookie Chase Dollander (2-3), the Rockies’ No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft, allowed one run, two hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts.

Sale (1-3) struck out 10 and walked none, allowing two runs and five hits in six innings.

Orioles 5, Yankees 4: Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urías homered during a four-run second inning, and Baltimore held on for a victory at New York despite three more hits by Aaron Judge.

Judge hit a two-run homer in the first, then added two singles to finish April with a .427 batting average, but the last-place Orioles managed to take two of three in this series with the AL East leaders.

Phillies 7, Nationals 2: Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning for the second consecutive game, Max Kepler and J.T. Realmuto also went deep, and host Philadelphia beat Washington.

Schwarber launched a three-run homer off Jake Irvin. It was his ninth of the season, and it extended his league-leading on-base streak to 36 games, dating to last season.

Cardinals 6-9, Reds 0-1: Willson Contreras hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the second game, Pedro Pagés added a solo shot and St. Louis swept a day-night doubleheader at Cincinnati.

Contreras and Pagés homered off 22-year-old left-hander Chase Petty, who allowed nine runs, seven hits and two walks over 2 1/3 innings in his major league debut.

St. Louis entered 2-12 on the road.

In game one, Victor Scott II, Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn hit consecutive home runs in the ninth inning, with Winn going deep for the second time in the game, as the Cardinals stopped the Reds’ five-game winning game streak.

Pirates 4, Cubs 3: Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning in Pittsburgh’s home win over Chicago.

Tigers 7, Astros 4: Javy Báez capped a five-run third inning with his ninth career grand slam and visiting Detroit defeated Houston.

Baez’s two-out homer off AJ Blubaugh (0-1), a 24-year-old right-hander making his major league debut, put the Tigers ahead 7-1.