| NL Makes it two in a Row |
| By Sally Haase July 12, 2011 PHOENIX, AZ— After a 5-1 win in this year’s All-Star Game the National League will once again have home-field advantage in the 2011 World Series. It is the second year in a row that the National League won the All-Star game after a rein of American League wins dating back to 1996. The game was held scoreless until the fourth inning when Adrian Gonzales of the Boston Red Sox hit a solo home run off of the Philadelphia Phillies’ Cliff Lee. The AL’s lead did not last long, Prince Fielder came to bat in the bottom of the inning and hit an opposite field home run for the NL to take a 3-1 lead and they did not look back. The Gonzales home run was the only run for the American League who was held to six hits in the loss. Tyler Clippard of the Washington Nationals gave up one of the six American League hits but earned the win for the National League, C.J. Wilson of the Texas Rangers took the loss, Wilson was the pitcher who gave up the home run to Fielder in the fourth inning. The 3- run bomb also eared Fielder the All-Star game MVP. Like every All-Star game there were some funny and touching moments. San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell provided the light moments with a between inning visit with a young fan, the young man asked Bell for his autograph, Bell replied that he could not sign during the game and showed the fan his Yoda backpack that he carries with him to the bullpen. The fan looked through the contents of the backpack and was surprised to see a signed baseball in it. Bell’s response to the fan was that he could not sign during the game, but he could sign before the game, indicating the ball. Later in the game when Bell was brought in to pitch, Bell did a full sprint from the bullpen to the mound, sliding on the infield grass to the delight of the players and audience. In the sixth inning the game stopped for a few moments to Stand Up To Cancer, fans held signs saying they stand up for someone in their life who survived or lost their battle with cancer, during the tribute Major League Baseball honored the founder of Stand Up To Cancer, Laura Ziskin and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew who both passed away from cancer this year. The second half of the baseball season starts Thursday for some teams while others will have Thursday off and return to play on Friday. |
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