The National League broke a nine-year losing streak in the All-Star Game, rallying in the eighth inning to defeat the American League 3-2 in Seattle.
Colorado Rockies’ catcher Elias Diaz turned the game around with a two-run home run off Baltimore Orioles’ reliever Felix Bautista, after Philadelphia Phillies’ outfielder Nick Castellanos started the rally with a walk.
Here are the Top Takeaways from the game:
1) The home run by Diaz earned him MVP honors and made for a nice story. The veteran catcher was making his first All-Star appearance at age 32, eight years after debuting for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015.