LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered in his Dodger Stadium homecoming, Byron Buxton followed with another drive and the American League won its ninth straight All-Star Game, beating the National League 3-2 on Tuesday night. It ended his career 0 for 7 skid in the game and at 111.2 m.p.h., it was the hardest-hit homer in an All-Star Game tracked by Statcast. Four pitches later, Buxton went deep to give the AL a 3-2 lead against a clearly frustrated Gonsolin, who took the loss. “I mean, you can’t throw the first pitch of an All-Star Game as a breaking ball,” Kershaw said. Sometimes I throw over there for a second to be convicted with the pitch,” Kershaw said.

Source: The Star July 20, 2022 03:59 UTC