Baseball's All-Star Game

The American League All-Stars defeated their National League counterparts by a score of 4-3. This marked the 13th consecutive All-Star game in which the American League has either been victorious (12 times) or tied (once). The game's MVP honors went to Carl Crawford, the Tampa Bay Ray outfielder. Although he neither scored a run nor batted one in, he made a spectacular catch which robbed Brad Hawpe of a possible home run in the seventh inning. Mariano Rivera picked up his fourth All-Star save.

The NL still has an overall lead in the competition. The totals of wins, losses and ties now stands at: 40-38-2. Access the MLB website story on the game here.