Chris Archer served up a leadoff homer to McCutchen in the sixth, but the AL got that run back and added another one off Francisco Rodriguez in the next half-inning. Fielder went 1-for-1 with a sacrifice fly and two RBI. Cincinnati hosted its first Major League Baseball All Star game since 1988, and its first in Great American Ballpark.
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The Angels’ Mike Trout sent a line drive to right field about 340 feet from home plate. “It’s huge, just to have in the clubhouse, just for younger guys including myself, just to know that if you have a question or anything you need, he knows the answer to it”.
“What did you expect him to do?” You’re a superhuman baseball cyborg.
Trout became the first leadoff batter in an All-Star clash to homer since Joe Morgan in 1977.
The American League’s victory is their third straight, wresting back control of the All-Star Game after the National League had their own three-game winning streak from 2010-12.
Trout joined Willie Mays, Steve Garvey, Gary Carter and Cal Ripken Jr.as the only two-time All-Star Game MVPs.
Before the first pitch, Major League Baseball announced the results of its “Franchise Four” campaign, which asked fans to decide the most impactful players in each organization’s history. In his second ASG in 2013, he hit a double in his first at-bat off Matt Harvey. “It was an especially good moment for me”.
“It was special to see those guys out there”, Frazier said.
In the fifth inning things fell apart for the National League, as Clayton Kershaw gave up three hits and a walk, letting in two runs.
Dallas Keuchel quieted the NL bats early, pitching two innings, only allowing one unearned run on two hits. “I said, ‘Do your best and let’s have fun tonight.'”. The Cubs’ four of Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams and Ryne Sandberg can’t really be quibbled with, though I could have seen one of the stars of the Cubs’ early-1900s World Series teams included. “Thats what I’m trying to say”. “It was the most amped up I’ve ever been”.
Baseball immortals. I am not so jaded by years of, well, life, that their appearance didn’t stir something within. “If I got in there, cool (and) if not, cool”.
He was scored as the losing pitcher in the game, while Detroit Tigers ace David Price was credited with the win.
“I was pretty nervous in the bullpen but when I got on the mound, it went away”, he said. To Trout, that fantastic four might as well have played in the era of black-and-white television. But not because this game is and always will be an exhibition that showcases the best players in the sport. It’s Reds fans then booing Ryan Braun and mercilessly booing all of the St. Louis Cardinals players, especially Yadier Molina, who loved it. Fielder later became the 10th.
He becomes Houston’s fourth All-Star starting pitcher after J.R. Richard (1980), Mike Scott (1987) and Roger Clemens (2004). In his third ASG in 2014, he hit a triple in his first at-bat off Adam Wainwright.
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About the home runs, Trout has a career 124 homers, including the 26 he’s sitting on at the All-Star break, tying him with Angels teammate Albert Pujols for most in the American League.
