The American League combined for a three-hitter, with Dylan Cease striking out the side in the first inning, to shut out the National League 4-0 in the All-Star Game. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single and Ben Rice followed with an RBI single in the first inning. Miguel Vargas added an eighth-inning home run for the game’s only extra-base hit.
Pitching Dominance
Pitchers combined for 27 strikeouts, with 15 coming from AL hurlers. Cease became the seventh pitcher to strike out three in an All-Star opening inning. The AL won for the 18th time in 23 games and holds a 49-45-2 advantage overall.
The game was played in Philadelphia, which was awarded the All-Star Game in 2019 to coincide with the U.S. 250th semiquincentennial. The Phillies hosted the 1976 and ’96 games at Veterans Stadium and the Athletics in 1943 and ’52 at Shibe Park.
Original reporting: Dallas TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
