2016 MLB All Star Game Belongs to the American League

By Francisco Romero

It never fails, the Major League Baseball All Star game once again proved to be one of the greatest events in major sports throughout the world.

The 87^th edition of the Midsummer Classic provided the drama and most of all a great game that started with power and ended up in a pitching duel with great defense on both sides.

The American League defeated the National League 4-2; all of the six runs were scored in the first four innings.

The National League took the early league with a homerun by Cub’s Kris Bryant and did not score again until the fourth inning.

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For the American League, teammates (Kansas City Royals) Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez spearheaded a three-run second inning with both hitting shots over the fence at PETCO Park.

Hosmer was named the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player; he went 2-for-3 in the contest with a home run, two RBI and a run scored. His solo home run in the bottom of the first inning tied the game at 1-1.

Hosmer becomes the second Royals player to win the award, joining Bo Jackson, who won in 1989 at Anaheim.

The American League victory marks the fourth consecutive win for the AL, the AL has won four straight since winning seven straight from 2003-09, the end of its 13-year unbeaten streak.

The American League Champion will now have home field advantage in the 2016 World Series. The team with home field advantage has won six of the last seven Fall Classics and 24 out of the last 30.

Cleveland’s Corey Kluber picked up the victory after tossing a scoreless second inning, while Zach Britton (Orioles) converted the save for the American.

The American League is now 2-1 in Midsummer Classics played in San Diego