AL Beats NL 8-6 In MLB All-Star Game 2018, Record-Setting Contest [VIDEO]

The American League defeated the National League 8-6 in Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

MLB All-Star Game 2018 Highlights

The contest featured ten home runs, — five from each team — the most of any All-Star Game.

The AL has now won the All-Star matchup in 13 of the past 16 years. Houston Astros third baseman/shortstop Alex Bregman, 24, won the Game MVP award, and also smacked the game-winning homer in the 10th inning.

Here are some of the highlights from the game:

.@javy23baez has the best batting average in @AllStarGame history (min 1 PA). pic.twitter.com/N0nATQpdTK

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 18, 2018

Second-year New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge opened the scoring in the second with a left-field homer that put the AL up 1-0.

Aaron Judge homered and Luis Severino caught it in the bullpen.

The Statcast graphic: pic.twitter.com/v0Nlw93wJu

— David Adler (@_dadler) July 18, 2018

Then in the third, Mike Trout hit a deep ball off Jacob deGrom to double the AL’s lead:

deGone.#AllStarGame pres. by @Mastercard pic.twitter.com/RUtwkI9vqr

— MLB (@MLB) July 18, 2018

The NL made it 2-1 in the bottom of the frame when Wilson Contreras tapped a pitch from Blake Snell over the left-field wall.

In the fourth, buddies Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles and Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a selfie together, amid speculation of Machado landing with the Dodgers via trade.

#NewProfilePic#AllStarGame pres. by @Mastercard pic.twitter.com/LF4mVmybLx

— MLB (@MLB) July 18, 2018

After Bregman made it 6-5 in the tenth, George Springer and Jean Segura added one run each.

In total, the game lasted nearly three hours and 40 minutes.