#357---All-Star Game, 7/11/2017

 

                                         

Marlins Park lived up to its reputation as a pitchers’ park, with each side managing just one run through nine innings. The visitors struck first in the fifth with a two-out double from Jonathan Schoop and single from Miguel Sano against Alex Wood. Yadier Molina homered off Ervin Santana in the sixth to tie it up. Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel each stranded a runner at third in the ninth, and every commissioner’s worst fear was realized as the game went to extra innings. Robinson Cano led off the tenth with a homer off Wade Davis, and Andrew Miller issued a two-out walk to Joey Votto but then fanned Cody Bellinger to save it for the AL.

Most surprising All-Star: Jason Vargas

#356---All-Star Game, 7/11/2016

 All of the game’s scoring came in the first four innings, with Kris Bryant starting it with a homer off Chris Sale. The AL answered in the second when Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez took Johnny Cueto deep, and Hosmer drove in a second run with a third-inning single against Jose Fernandez. Aaron Sanchez allowed the NL a run in the fourth to make it 4-2.

The NL’s big chance came in the eighth, loading the bases against Fernando Rodney, but Will Harris came in to fan Aledmys Diaz (most surprising All-Star). In the ninth, Zack Britton yielded a leadoff single, but used his trademark groundball ability to induce Nolan Arenado to hit into a 543 double play to end the game.

#355---All-Star Game, 7/14/2015

 

Mike Trout hit a leadoff homer against Zack Greinke and added a walk and a steal later in the contest. The AL added two in the fifth and seventh and a homer from Brian Dozier in the eighth to pad their lead, and cruised to a 6-3 victory.

James Hoye made his All-Star umpiring debut patrolling left field.

#354---All-Star Game, 7/15/2014

 

The AL got three in the first against Adam Wainwright on a Derek Jeter double, Mike Trout triple, and Miguel Cabrera homer. Chase Utley and Jonathan Lucroy doubled back-to-back off Jon Lester to cut it to 3-2 in the second, and Lucroy tied it with another RBI double in the fourth. In the fifth, a Trout double and Jose Altuve sac fly gave the AL a 5-3 edge which would hold up the rest of the way.