SCORE: American 3-0 National TOP of 9th
TOP of the 9TH-
1 OUT Encarnacion at bat- liner to short
Cruz grounds out to 2nd
Prince Fielder reaches on a triple! Probably the funniest moment of the game
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Here comes Mariano Rivera to pitch the BOT 8th! Everybody on their feet.
BOT of the 8th- GROUNDOUT to SS. END OF THE INNING. Rivera does his job and gets the ball from Salvador Perez. Justin Verlander there to vongratulate Rivera.
2 OUTS Carlos Gomez at bat- Tips cap to Rivera
1-0 ball tails away from the plate
1-1 that one nibbles the plate
1-2 Gomez swings right through it. no chance
EVERYBODY ON THEIR FEET... Gomez fouls it off.
1 OUT Allen Craig at bat-
1-0
1-1 takes a strike down the middle
1-2 strike swinging!
Foul ball
2-2 nice and inside! lined to left. Gordon almost misjudges it. He smacked that one well
Jean Segura at bat- Grounds out to 2nd base
1-1 the count
1-2 goes opposite field and fouls it off
NEIL DIAMOND SINGING SWEET CAROLINE
TOP of the 8th Kimbrel in to pitch
2 OUTS- Wild Pitch Runner on 3rd base
1-1 Kimbrel throwing heat. Missing up though.
STRIKEOUT!
2 OUTS Kipnis at bat- double!! RBI to drive in Perez
0 OUTS Torri Hunter at bat-- Double Play
0-1 high cheese. Swing and a miss
1-2 More cheese from Kimbrel
0 OUTS- Jhonny Peralta also reaches
0 OUTS Perez reaches with a base hit down the first base line
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BOT of the 7th Holland pitching... Brett Cecil comes into relieve.... Cecil gone. Delabar in to pitch
2 OUTS- Steve Delabar in to pitch. He was voted in by fans. Posey at bat
1-2 the count. Going right at Posey
2-2 SLIDER STRIKES OUT SWINGING!
1 OUT Wright at 1st- Brown at bat
strikes out in three pitches. Cecil gone!
1 OUT Wright at bat- single to left.
Goldschmidt at bat- WOOOO! Machado with backhand pick up in the grass of left field.
Marc Anthony singing "God Bless America"
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TOP of the 7th- Chapman in to pitch
2 OUTS Adam Jones
STRIKE OUT! 101 MPH and swinging
0 OUTS Cruz at 1st Base Encarnacion at bat-
DOUBLE- PLAY
0 OUTS- Cruz at bat
3-0 fastball inside
3-1 fastball 95 MPH
WALK
Changes- Fielder was playing 1st base
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BOT of 6th
Balfour strikes out McCutchen to end the inning
0 OUTS Cuddyer at bat- WALK!
3-0 the count --
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BOT of 5th N.L. retired
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TOP of 5TH -- Cliff Lee in to pitch. Paul Goldschmidt at 1st. McCutchen CF, Harper RF
1 OUT- Runner on 1st Trout at bat- Phillips turns a barehanded double-play as he took the assist from Tulowitzki
0-2 quickly in the hole. Trout is 1-2 with a double
0 OUTS- Runners on 1st & 3rd Hardy at bat-
1-0 ball outside an Oriole will try to bring in another Oriole
1-1 fastball outside
2-2 the count as Hardy fouls a pitch back after taking a ball.
Hardy grounds out to a fielder's choice. RBI as Jones scores.
0 OUTS- A. Jones at 2nd Joe Mauer at bat
1-0 pitch inside
1-1 slider down the middle
1-2 strike looking
2-2 fastball outside. Mauer being patient as always
Goes opposite field. Tulo dives. Can't make the play! Mauer reaches
Gonzalez with a bullet to second. Jones barely gets in standing.
Adam Jones battles at the plate and doubles
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BOTTOM OF 4th Felix Hernandez pitching: Wright grounds out to third. Cabrera out by a step and a half
2 OUTS- Runner on 3rd Wright at bat with a chance to tie or give NL the lead
1-0 pitch looked good. Ball one. "Low"
2-0 nice and tight with a fastball
2-1 crazy two-seamer on that one. Started at the plate then dived behind Wright's inside hip
1 OUT- Runner on 2nd- Votta at bat- McCUTCHEN IN TO RUN- Grounder to 2nd.
1-0 fastball high
2-0 Fastball outside
2-1 McCutchen steals second. WHAT A THROW by MAUER!!! WOW! You can't make a better throw. McCutchen with a beautiful slide.
1 OUT- Beltran at bat- Hit!
1-0 takes ball
Base hit as Beltran goesthe other way!
0 OUTS- Phillips at bat- Ground Out
1-1 the count
Cabrera gets the grounder on the run.
Phillips, Beltran, Votto at bat in the BOT of the 4th as the National League trails.
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Top of 4th- Patrick Corbin on the mound
1 OUT- Runner on 1st Ortiz at bat- double play!
0 OUTS Runners on 1st & 3rd Jose Bautista at bat- Sac Fly! AL on the board.
1-0 fastball outside
Cabrera too slow to slow.
0 OUTS- Davis at bat Cabrera at bat- Liner to first. OFF VOTTO'S GLOVE
1-0 fastball outside
1-1 fouled to the right side.
0 OUTS- Miguel Cabrera in to second base with a double Corbin hung a slider.
Cabrera, Davis, Bautista at bat in the 4th
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BOTTOM of 3rd
2 OUTS- Harper lines out to third base.
1 OUT- Cuddyer at bat
1-2 Cuddyer quickly in the hole...
1-2 check swing foul. Same count. Cuddyer the third start. Cano now in the dugout**
Off the end of the bat. Cuddyer thrown out at first.
0 OUTS Tulowitzki at bat
1-1 the count on SS
1-2 96 MPH fastball. Tulo swings right through it
Slider! Disguuusting! Wow. Tulo swings and misses
Up at bat for the N.L.- Tulo, Cuddyer, Harper
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TOP of 3rd - Kershaw pitching
2 OUTS- Dustin Pedroia, who came in for Cano in the 1st
0-1 93 MPH fastball. Pedroia looks at it
0-2 same pitch down the middle this time.
Soft liner to right field. OUT
1 OUT- Mike Trout at bat-
1-0 up and in
2-0 Ball
Flyout to right field. Beltran easily traps it
0 OUTS- J.J. Hardy: lines to the gap in left center
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National League still hitless as Chris Sale retires them in order.
Due up for National League: Wright, Gomez Molina
Expect to hear the cheers as Captain America makes his way to the plate.
MIDDLE OF THE 2ND
TOP of 2nd
2 OUTS Joe Mauer flies out to Gonzalez
1 OUT- Adam Jones at bat
Strikes out on high heat! 3 Ks for Harvey
David Ortiz at bat- Gets a hold of one after being down 0-2. Flies to Harper.
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BOTTOM 1ST
2 OUTS- Votto at bat-
0-1 Scherzer is dealing!
0-2 Now paints the outside corner
Foul ball. Votto fights one off from his fists
99 MPH HEAT!! OUCH! Outside corner drilled. Votto sits. End of the first inning.
1 OUT- Carlos Beltran at bat- Grounder to 1st Base. Davis to Scherzer for the ground out
1-0 fastball misses up and away
1-1 inside corner for the strike.
2-1 tailing fastball runs way outside
2-2 Beltran goes fishing, fouls off a pitch.
Advantage Scherzer. What will he throw? HIGH HEAT! No go. Full count!
Brandon Phillips at bat: Pops out to left field
MIDDLE OF THE FIRST---- Up to bat: National League
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2 Dead in the 1st INNING- Jose Bautista at bat Runners on 1st & 2nd
0-1 96 down the pipe
Apparently Harvey just needed to calm down at the top of the game. He isn't missing.
0-2 Slider nibbles the outside corner! The fans are ontheir feet!
1-2 Slide misses high.
OOOH! Foul ball down the line. Barely misses the double.
2-2 Slider misses low and a way
Swing and a miss! Strike three. Harvey gets himself out of trouble.
1 OUT- Chris Davis at bat... Cano leaves the game. Pedroia in to play for Cano
0-1 swing and a miss!
0-2 two seamer called for a strike!
Will we see a change up? Floater to center. Harper almost got a little too comfortable.
0 OUTS- Miguel Cabrera at bat! Cano at 1st & Trout & 2nd
0-1 fouled off
0-2 chaaange up. Swing and a miss.
1-2 outside with the fastball
2-2 change up low and in. The count is even. Advantage Cabrera
STRIKE THREE! Cabrera swings at a slider 92 MPH
Cano at bat Trout at 2nd--
OOH! Cano gets plunked on his knee. He couldn't dodge it. Right above the knee.
1-0 97 MPH
8:20 p.m. ET- TROUT FIRST PITCH SWINING! Down the line. Double!
First pitch soon- Trout, Cano, Cabrera due up.
The MLB 2013 All-Star Game is here. Watch as your favorite stars take the field as they attempt to play a role in helping their league win at Citi Field. If you can't watch the live game, join us for a live blog with play-play, stats, photos and scoring updates of the Midsummer Classic.
Mets fans will have something to cheer about. Their third baseman David Wright and ace Matt Harvey will start for the national League. For a couple of innings, these two will attempt to win it all for the NL, who is trying to win it's fourth straight All-Star game.
Though the home team gets to show off its stars, it's the AL that features the power hitters as the dynamic duo of Chris Davis and Miguel Cabrera will surely present a challenge for Harvey. Cabrera is the best all around hitter in baseball, while Davis is this year's top slugger having hit 37 home runs in 2013. Though Max Scherzer won't be hitting, he comes into the game as the best pitcher in baseball with a 13-1 record. Is it good news or a bad omen that Scherzer loss his first start of the year before the All-Star game? We will have to find out.
Here are both batting lineups as game time approaches. Which is your favorite? Who do you think will win the 2013 MLB All-Star Game?
Pregame ceremonies are taking place as we speak.
American League
1. Mike Trout LF
2. Robinson Cano 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera 3B
4. Chris Davis 1B
5. Jose Bautista RF
6. David Ortiz DH
7. Adam Jones CF
8. Joe Mauer C
9. Matt Hardy SS
National League
1. Brandon Phillips 2B
2. Carlos Beltran RF
3. Joe Votto 1B
4. David Wright 3B
5. Carlos Gomez LF
6. Yolina Molina C
7. Troy Toluwitzki SS
8. Michael Cuddyer DH
9. Bryce Harper