Royals power AL to All-Star Game victory
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KANSAS City’s Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez blasted home runs as the American League claimed home-field advantage in the World Series with a 4-2 win over the National League in the annual MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday.
Hosmer, who was selected game MVP, and Perez combined to drive in all the runs for the winning team by hitting homers in a three-run second inning at Petco Park in San Diego. Hosmer also had an RBI single in the third.
Hosmer became the first Royals player to be named MVP of Major League Baseball’s mid-summer classic since Bo Jackson in 1989.
Hosmer said the focus for the AL players in the close contest was on securing home-field advantage for the championship series. “That was the message from everyone in the clubhouse,” he said. “It is such a huge advantage. I don’t know who it is going to be but we wanted to bring it back to the American League.”
The game, in front of a crowd of 42,386, featured a moment of controversy during the performance of the Canadian national anthem. One member of the Canadian group The Tenors caused a kerfuffle by inserting “All Lives Matter” into the lyrics of the song and holding up a sign with the slogan. The group later apologized on its Twitter account.
The NL was leading 1-0 thanks to a Kris Bryant homer in the first inning when Hosmer tied it with a one-out homer off NL starter Johnny Cueto.
Boston designated hitter David Ortiz, who has said he will retire, drew a one-out walk and received an ovation from the crowd and hugs from the AL team when he came out for pinch-runner Edwin Encarnacion of the Toronto Blue Jays.
“Something that I will never forget,” Ortiz said of the cheers.
The 10-time all-star announced his intention to retire after his 20th season.
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