AL All-Star Dominance
American League Shuts Out National League 4-0 to Claim All-Star Game Victory, Bellinger Named MVP
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First-inning rally set the tone as Yordan Alvarez delivered an RBI single, Shea Langeliers drew a bases-loaded walk, and Cody Bellinger and Ben Rice added run-scoring hits to stake the AL to a 3-0 lead.
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NL managed only three hits in the game—Soto in the fourth, Crow-Armstrong in the eighth, and Otto Lopez in the ninth—and did not advance a runner past first.
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Miguel Vargas provided the game's lone extra-base hit, a eighth-inning homer off Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski on Wrobleski's 26th birthday.
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The NL used nine pitchers in the game, and Giants starter Logan Webb did not take the mound—illustrating the bullpen-centric approach by the NL in this All-Star.
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The game was played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, marking the fifth All-Star Game held in Philly and the first at this ballpark.
The American League shut out the National League 4-0 in the 2026 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, delivering a dominant win at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, and 10 relievers combined to hold the NL to just three hits, according to McClatchy. The AL never trailed.
Cody Bellinger was named the game's MVP after his two-run single in the first inning helped the AL build a 3-0 lead it never gave back. The win gives the AL its first All-Star victory since 2024 and pushes the all-time series record to 49-45-2 in the AL's favor, per Yahoo Sports.
Three-Run First Inning Decided the Game Early
The AL did its damage fast. Yordan Alvarez opened the scoring with an RBI single. Then Shea Langeliers drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 2-0. Bellinger followed with a two-run single, and Ben Rice added another RBI hit to push the lead to 3-0, according to Yahoo Sports. The NL never recovered.
The AL added a fourth run in the eighth inning on a solo home run by Miguel Vargas. Vargas hit the blast off Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski — on Wrobleski's 26th birthday — for the game's only extra-base hit, per San Luis Obispo Tribune.
AL Pitching Staff Completely Stifled NL Batters
Cease set the tone by striking out the side in the first inning. After him, 10 AL relievers kept the NL off the board all night. The AL finished with 15 strikeouts total, per Yahoo Sports. The NL never got a runner past first base all game.
The three NL hits were spread thin across the game. Juan Soto singled in the fourth. Pete Crow-Armstrong singled in the eighth. Otto Lopez added a hit in the ninth. None of them mattered, according to Fresno Bee.
Philadelphia Hosts Its First All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park
The game was played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. It marked the fifth time the city has hosted the Midsummer Classic — but the first time at this ballpark, per McClatchy. Notable stars like Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani did not play in the game, according to Yahoo Sports.
The NL used nine pitchers in total. Giants starter Logan Webb never took the mound, showing how the NL leaned heavily on its bullpen. The AL's deep pitching staff proved to be the difference in a game that was never close after the opening inning, per San Luis Obispo Tribune.
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