Adrian Gonzalez homered off Cliff Lee in in the fourth to give the AL a 1-0 lead, but Prince Fielder answered right back with a three-run shot off CJ Wilson. The NL would tack on two more runs and the AL never really threatened, getting just four baserunners over the last five innings.
Most surprising all-stars: Jordan Walden, Alexei Ogando
Through four innings, the midsummer classic was scoreless and each side had just two hits. The NL doubled their hit total in the top of the frame but couldn’t crack the scoreboard, while the AL scratched out the game’s first run without the benefit of a hit as Hong-Chi Kuo issued a walk and committed a throwing error. With one out in the top of the seventh, Scott Rolen and Matt Holliday singled off Phil Hughes. Matt Thornton was summoned and got Chris Young to foul out, but he walked Marlon Byrd to load the bases. Brian McCann cleared them with a double to make it 3-1 NL. Adam Wainwright, Brian Wilson, and Jonathon Broxton made that hold up, and the NL had a rare for the era All-Star triumph.
I would be remiss in not pointed out Nick Swisher’s appearance, becoming the second Buckeye to play in an All-Star Game and the first since Frank Howard in 1971. He struck out against Wainwright in the seventh.
