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67th All-Star Game: Piazza leads NL in victory

National League 6, American League 0

July 9, 1996, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

Starting pitchers: Charles Nagy, Indians; John Smoltz, Braves.

Managers: Mike Hargrove, Indians; Bobby Cox, Braves.

MVP: Mike Piazza, Dodgers.

Highlight: The NL scored once in the first inning and added two more runs in the second, one of them coming on a solo homer by Piazza. The Dodgers catcher added an RBI double in the third to give the NL a 4-0 lead. Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti led off the sixth inning with a home run for the NL, which added its final run later in the inning on a groundout by Craig Biggio.