LOS ANGELES — Returning to the ballpark he grew up going to, Giancarlo Stanton made himself proper at residence by practically sending a ball to the neighborhood from which he hails.
The Yankees slugger clobbered a 457-foot moonshot for a two-run residence run that helped the American League knock off the Nationwide League 3-2 on Tuesday evening at Dodger Stadium.
Stanton, who was named the All-Star Recreation’s MVP, hit his blast off Dodgers righty Tony Gonsolin within the fourth inning to tie the sport 2-2. Byron Buxton got here up subsequent and made it back-to-back homers to present the AL the lead, sending them to their ninth straight win within the Midsummer Basic.
Yankees lefty Nestor Cortes entered for the sixth inning, pitching to teammate Jose Trevino, and tossed a scoreless body. The previous Thirty sixth-round decide had some enjoyable enjoying along with his supply and altering his arm slots, however labored round a stroll and hit batter whereas putting out a pair.
It was a part of straight six straight no-hit innings by the American League pitching workers. Beginning within the second inning, the baton went from Blue Jays righty Alek Manoah to Astros lefty Framber Valdez to Athletics righty Paul Blackburn to Rangers lefty Martin Perez to Cortes to Orioles righty Jorge Lopez to Tigers lefty Gregory Soto.
Yankees nearer Clay Holmes got here on for the eighth inning and gave up a leadoff single to Braves third baseman Austin Riley. Holmes then put his sinker to good use, getting C.J. Cron to floor right into a pressure out earlier than Dansby Swanson flew out.
AL supervisor Dusty Baker then went to Liam Hendriks to document the ultimate out of the eighth.
The underside of the ninth went to Guardians nearer Emmanuel Clase, the fireballer who shut down the NL to finish it.
Dodgers staple Clayton Kershaw threw a scoreless high of the primary — choosing off Shohei Ohtani at first base to erase a leadoff single — earlier than the Nationwide League jumped on high within the backside of the inning with some extra assist from the hometown group.
Ronald Acuña Jr. led off with a double down the third-base line earlier than Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts drove him in with a single off Rays lefty Shane McClanahan for the 1-0 lead.
A slick behind-the-back flip from former Mets second baseman Andres Gimenez, now a Guardians All-Star, then began a flashy double play to assist out McClanahan.
However Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt got here up subsequent and crushed a house run to left-center subject to make it 2-0.
In an at-bat paying homage to too many within the first half of the Mets’ season, Jeff McNeil was hit within the foot by a Manoah slider within the backside of the second inning. McNeil seemed no worse for put on, although it didn’t depend in direction of the Mets’ league-leading tally of 63 hit-by-pitches on the break.
The Nationwide League pitching workers, in the meantime, strutted its stuff early. After Kershaw, Marlins righty Sandy Alcantara struck out two in an ideal second inning earlier than Padres righty Joe Musgrove punched out two extra in a hitless third.
However Gonsolin entered for the fourth inning and shortly spoiled the Dodger takeover, with Stanton (who was born in Panorama Metropolis and grew up in Tujunga) and Buxton going back-to-back.
