In the 82nd annual All-Star Game in Arizona, the AL came off a huge win at the Home Run Derby. Robinson Cano took home the crown, with Adrian Gonzalez coming in second. And despite hitting 5 consecutive homers in a swing-off, Prince Fielder could not dispel the boos against him from Chase Field. Gonzalez came out in the fourth inning and decided to swing away against Cliff Lee. A-Gone drilled a deep home run to right-center field for a 1-0 AL lead. However, there is a man named Prince Fielder, who can hit pretty well. He came up with 2 on in the bottom of the inning to face C.J. Wilson of the Texas Rangers. Prince smashed a three-run bomb to left-center field that hit the top of the wall in the park for a home run. Andre Ethier and Pablo Sandoval added RBI for the NL. In the ninth inning, the AL had two men on and one out, but Brian Wilson, he of the black beard, came in and got two men out for a 5-1 win. I wish the AL could have done better, but I am excited that Gonzalez was able to hold his own. He scored and knocked in the only run for the American club, while Prince was named the MVP for the game. Gonzalez was also named the first-half AL MVP according to MLB.com's survey of 30 team reporters and other national reporters. Go A-Gone, and let's hope the Sox can hold their win streak when they play Friday.
Trivia
In the 2008-2010 All-Star Games, there were a total of 2 homers, including none in '09 and '10. In '11, there were also 2.
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