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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 Bregman24, 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:

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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.

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

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.

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.

Pablo Mena

Writer and assistant editor for usports.org. NY Giants and Rangers fan. Film and TV enthusiast (especially Harry Potter and The Office) and lover of foreign languages and cultures.

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