MLB All-Star Game 2022: AL edges NL for 9th straight victory

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The American League got timely home runs from Giancarlo Stanton and Byron Buxton to help them defeat the National League 3-2 in the 2022 Major League All-Star Game on Tuesday night

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase closed down the door for the American League, striking out the side and holding the National League scoreless in the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

It’s the ninth consecutive win for the American League. Stanton, of the New York Yankees, was named the All-Star Game MVP for his clutch hitting. It was his first time receiving the honor.

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The National League got on the board first after the American League got off to a sluggish start with Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani getting picked off at first base by National League starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw. The Los Angeles Dodgers star would settle down and come away unscathed in the first.

National League's Ronald Acuña Jr., of the Atlanta Braves, rounds third base to score on a single from Mookie Betts, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, during the first inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game against the American League, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

In the bottom of the first inning, Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts singled to center field off American League starter Shane McClanahan to score Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. Later in the inning, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt would hit a home run to push the lead to 2-0.

The American League would get all the runs back and then some in the fourth inning.

American League starting pitcher Shane McClanahan, of the Tampa Bay