Trout show powers American League to All-Star triumph

Mike Trout is widely regarded as the best player in baseball.

Should this fall’s postseason run the table again, an American League ballpark will play host to Game 7 of the World Series.

Greinke’s teammate, Clayton Kershaw, gave up those two runs in the fifth and took the loss.

Make it three straight wins for the American League in the All-Star game.

A season after the retirement of Derek Jeter dropped the curtain on the turn-of-century greats, the 23-year-old Trout was among six starting position players under 25 – the most since 1965. And did we mention he was last season’s AL MVP?

CINCINNATI (AP) – Picked to start the All-Star Game for the National League, Zack Greinke wasn’t sure he wanted his wife to make the trek from Los Angeles to Great American Ball Park.

First, it was Mike Trout sitting alone at the raised podium in the press conference room, being celebrated for his second consecutive All-Star Game MVP award. Later in the inning, Fielder’s sacrifice fly off Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Francisco Rodriguez made the score 5-2.

Prince Fielder drove in a pair of runs with a single and a sacrifice fly, and Brian Dozier hit the last of the game’s three solo homers – yes, Great American played to its reputation.

And that home run?

Stars old and young gathered in one of baseball’s most traditional towns.

A first-time All-Star, Rosenthal has 26 saves with a 1.49 ERA for the NL Central leaders. He wished He could have been ideal on Tuesday, too, in a game that decides home-field advantage for the World Series. With the crowd chanting “PETE”, he appeared on the field with Barry Larkin, Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan. He became the first pitcher in All-Star history to fan the side with so few pitches. He’s the first player to win it twice in a row and the fifth to win it more than once. Baltimore’s Adam Jones was shod in bright orange cleats, and Kansas City’s Lorenzo Cain and Washington’s Bryce Harper donned golden spikes.

Trout, a Generation Y star with a baby boomer work ethic, completed a unique cycle on a clear evening that followed a heavy afternoon downpour. Kershaw (who pitched one inning in Tuesday’s All-Star Game) will start Friday’s second-half opener.

Victor of his first season AL MVP award in 2014, the centre fielder joined Willie Mays, Steve Garvey, Gary Carter and Cal Ripken, Jr.as the only two-time All-Star MVPs. Fielder later became the 10th.

The All-Star Game drew a record-low television rating – 6.6 and a 12 share on Fox.

Greinke hadn’t allowed a run in 35 2/3 innings entering the Midsummer Classic.

Leading off in a game against the top pitchers in the baseball is never easy. “When you talk about the state, we’ve got a lot of great athletes there”.

I don’t know about you, but this new changing of the guard has me feeling slightly out of sorts, like someone who blinked and everything changed between the time my eyes closed and opened.

Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta’s two-out RBI blooper off AL starter and Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel tied it at 1-1 in the second. “Thats what I’m trying to say”. He needed five pitches to strike out McCutchen.