WASHINGTON -- Blake Snell's goals at the All-Star Game presented by Mastercard were simple: soak in the moment, learn what you can and show what you've got. After all, almost missing out on the honor as a replacement selection -- a perceived slight that offended fellow Rays All-Star Wilson Ramos -- made Snell not want to take the festivities for granted.
Snell learned a lesson on his first pitch of the night, when he came on in relief to open the third inning. Willson Contreras homered to left on a 97.8-mph fastball from Snell, cutting the American League lead to 2-1.