The AL will get home-field advantage again in the World Series. Mind you, that was the 84th World Series. Well, it ended up being all about the Royals again.
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Ned Yost is managing, wanting to win the game to secure home-field advantage for the American League in the World Series. “Things are getting harder”, he said after the game. In the coveted 18-49 demographic, the Midsummer Classic pulled in a mere 2.2 rating-or roughly 2.79 million adults.
Yes, home field advantage has merit. He was awarded a trophy and a pickup truck, which he said he would give to his father.
“Couldn’t have worked out any better”, said Hosmer. “I was just smiling all the way around the bases”.
Having home field advantage matters, but not to an absurd degree.
We all know how that played out.
When the American and National League teams meet Tuesday night in San Diego, all 30 Major League teams will have at least one representative.
However, this also included first-time All-Star Addison Russell and veteran second baseman Ben Zobrist. Frisch, who had walked earlier in the inning came around to score. He struck out Reds outfielder Jay Bruce on three pitches, finishing him off with an 88 miles per hour change-up. I don’t, ” Bochy said. Two batters later, Sal steps to the plate with a runner on.
What will happen when this game eventually goes 20 innings and both teams run out of pitchers?
Zach Britton from the Baltimore Orioles pitched the ninth for the save.
Kris Bryant launched a first-pitch home run against American League starter Chris Sale with two out in the first, putting the NL on the board. This year, the entire National League infield were Chicago Cubs. Coming into the game, Bryant had been 0 for 6 with six strikeouts vs. his crosstown rival. If you’re a Kansas City Royals fan, this is a great sign as to what the second half of the season holds for the defending World Series champions. “I was just going to swing, let it loose and have some fun”. And you can never go wrong with Fenway Park, either. And the Giants? All of their World Series-clinching wins have come on the road.
“I felt like a proud papa”.
Encarnacion raced to third on a double by Boston’s Xander Bogarts and scored on a single by Hosmer, the second RBI by the Royals first baseman. Marcell Ozuna capitalized on a fourth-inning rally for the NL, singling home Buster Posey with no outs.
The previous low was 6.6 a year ago for the game in Cincinnati. The mammoth man has announced that at age 40 this will be his final season.
The game, in front of a crowd of 42,386, featured a moment of controversy during the performance of the Canadian national anthem.
That first All-Star Game was supposed to be one and done.
Look, I may be splitting hairs and you may be telling me to chill and enjoy the Royals success and I am. “He called changeup. I have to throw changeup'”.
Indeed, the centrality of youth to the game was evident even before the first pitch. “I told David before the game, I said, look this is my plan”.
You’ve got 10 minutes … good luck! He battled with Yankees closer Andrew Miller, taking a tantializing slider to work the count 3-2. “I’ve got a lot of friends and family here. So that was a cool moment, I thought”. The American League has won 22 of the last 28 All-Star decisions and hasn’t been even with the NL since 1971. “He’s like a big brother to me”.
Ortiz delivered a pregame speech to his mates.
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In his first All-Star game, Eric Hosmer showed why he deserved to be considered among the best at his position.
