MLB All-Star Game 2024: AL resumes dominance over NL with big hits from Juan Soto, Jaren Duran

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MLB All-Star Game 2024: AL resumes dominance over NL with big hits from Juan Soto, Jaren Duran

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Juan Soto was the difference-maker for the NL in his first All-Star Game. (Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images)

After a setback in 2023, the American League is back to doing what it almost always does in the MLB All-Star Game: blowing out the National League.

Behind big hits from New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran and Cleveland Browns breakout star David Fry, the AL defeated the NL 5-3 on Tuesday at Globe Life Field. After skipping last year’s All-Star Game, the AL has now won 10 of the last 11 Midsummer Classics and 22 of the last 27.

Duran won All-Star MVP honors for his efforts, which included the go-ahead homer. He is the first member of the Red Sox to win the award since J.D. Drew in 2008.

However, it was the NL that struck first, and struck hardest in a game where both teams were wearing widely panted uniforms.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, playing for the NL for the first time since leaving the Los Angeles Angels, crushed a three-run homer in the third inning for his first All-Star Game homer and the Dodgers’ first since Mike Piazza in 1996. It was the first time. ,

AL responded immediately. Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien led off the bottom of the third with a single, followed by a walk by Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians. Soto, another star who changed the league this offseason, then came up with a double to cut the lead to one, followed by a pinch-hit single from Frye to tie it.

A chance to go ahead came in the fifth inning, when Duran singled deep for a two-run homer off of Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene.

The AL played with fire the remainder of the game, especially when Seth Lugo of the Kansas City Royals allowed two baserunners in the seventh inning, one of them to Cincinnati Reds star Eli De La Cruz, but the bullpen held firm.

The AL win capped off an All-Star week filled with headlines that included Oregon State’s Travis Bazana becoming the first Australian player taken No. 1 overall in the MLB draft and Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez hitting a home run after a bizarre national anthem. Won the derby, which Ingrid Andres later said she had performed while drunk.

With live commentary from Yahoo Sports, here’s how the entire game played out:

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  • Red Sox’s Jarren Duran wins All-Star Game MVP

    Duran’s 5th inning home run broke a 3–3 tie and put him on top of the AL for good. He is the first Red Sox player to win the award since J.D. Drew in 2008.

  • Tanner Scott, Jeff Hoffman combine to keep AL off the board in 8th

    Tanner Scott pitched two, and Jeff Hoffman came in from the bottom of the eighth to secure the final out for the NL. Hoffman and Kyle Finnegan are the only NL pitchers left as the AL leads 5–3 heading into the ninth.

    Pete Alonso is in first place as the NL looks to grow the game.

  • Kirby Yates sits on the NL side in front of the home fans

    Rangers closer Kirby Yates completed the job in an efficient top of the eighth inning by striking out three NL batters on 10 pitches. The AL leads 5-3 in the bottom of the eighth.

  • NL manager Torey Lovullo apparently committed to using all of his pitchers

    Robert Suarez exited after two outs and was replaced by the Phillies’ Matt Stram. The NL has three pitchers left after that: Kyle Finnegan, Jeff Hoffman and Tanner Scott.

  • Seth Lugo pushes Marcell Ozuna to end the threat

    With two runners on base, including the second-fastest man in baseball, Seth Lugo forced an easy grounder from Braves DH Marcell Ozuna to preserve the 5–3 AL lead. Here Padres reliever Robert Suarez comes up to keep the NL lead.

  • Ely de la Cruz thought about going for the double

    The Reds phenom hit a gorgeous single and looked certain to pick up two runs, but Jaren Duran made a clean play to deep center to dissuade him.

  • Reynaldo López ended the inning by striking out Salvador Pérez.

    We’ll see if he’s back in the seventh. Meanwhile, Seth Lugo of the Royals took the mound for the AL.

  • Pitching change in the middle of the inning!

    Sanchez gets one pitch each to Isaac Paredes and Josh Naylor, and now NL manager Torey Lovullo has pulled him for Reynaldo Lopez.

  • Freddy Freeman called out after replay review

    The umpires determined that Naylor’s foot (with Freeman’s assistance) had hit the bag before Freeman, and it did not matter that Naylor was blocking his path. To the bottom of the sixth we go, with the Phillies’ Christopher Sanchez pitching for the NL.

  • Controversy!

    Freddie Freeman hit a double play in the bottom of the inning, but it appeared Josh Naylor’s foot was in the way when he reached first base. Now we have a replay review challenge at the All-Star Game.

  • Bryce Harper almost got a run back for the NL

    He hit an opposite field fly ball that went dead onto the warning track. On one hand, it’s the sixth inning and the NL still has its starters, while the AL has completely changed its lineup. Some fans will like it, some won’t.

  • Jaren Duran puts AL ahead with statement homer

    An excellent breakout campaign for Jarren Duran continues with a huge homer in the All-Star Game, putting the AL lead up 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth.

    Duran really solidified himself as an everyday player in 2023, but took it to All-Star level in 2024, and he deserves national recognition as one of the best all-around outfielders in the American League .

    Moments like his home run tonight will help enhance his reputation within the game. He is an excellent player.

  • Mason Miller closes the door on NL stars

    I was certainly eager to see the A’s breakout closer Mason Miller pitch in the All-Star Game, but I had no idea when it would happen. Will Bruce Bochy save him for later in the game, when he would enter traditionally?

    Well, let’s just say I’m glad I didn’t have to wait that long. Miller entered in the fifth inning and dismissed his front three batsmen in spectacular fashion. Ketel Marte swung at 101 mph on the first pitch and flew out to left, which was a much more respectable outcome than what happened with the next two at-bats.

    Ohtani came looking for another show-stopping moment and instead looked completely overwhelmed by Miller’s offensive arsenal, as the fastball climbed to 102 mph before a wicked slider finished the job with a swinging strikeout three. done. And there was another level to climb for Miller’s fastball against Trea Turner, as he touched 103.6 mph for the ball before turning the count back in his favor and finishing Turner with a slider on the inner half. Kar called for strike three.

    Absolutely shoddy stuff from Miller.

  • Jaren Duran breaks tie with two-run homer, AL leads 5-3

    Anthony Sanchez followed up Seager’s near-miss with a single, then Jaren Duran continued a dream season with a 413-foot homer. AL has scored five unanswered runs.

  • Corey Seager is a few feet short of a solo homer.

    Facing Reds standout Hunter Greene, the reigning World Series MVP pulled a ball with home run distance into the stands of his home park, then hit another fly ball to the warning track (Home runs in 17 out of 30 MLB ballparks, You could tell Globe Life Field was what he wanted.

  • Mason Miller threw the fastest pitch in All-Star Game history (measured by Statcast)

    The A’s flamethrower blasted Traya Turner by hitting 104 mph (okay, 103.6 per Statcast) in the top of the fifth. This is the fastest pitch ever measured by Statcast in the All-Star Game.

  • Mason Miller Just Mason Miller Shohei Ohtani

    The hardest thrower in the big leagues made a fool of Ohtani. Order: 100.6 mph fastball, 88.7 mph slider, 101.8 mph fastball, 89.2 mph slider. He was really mean.

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