{"id":273815,"date":"2023-07-13T09:34:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=273815"},"modified":"2023-07-13T09:37:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:37:45","slug":"how-every-player-performed-on-all-star-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=273815","title":{"rendered":"How Every Player Performed on All-Star Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a nail-biter edition of the 93rd MLB All-Star Game &#8212; one that included defensive gems, stellar pitching and late-game heroics &#8212; the National League defeated the American League in a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/nl-beats-al-in-2023-mlb-all-star-game\" target=\"_blank\">3-2 victory<\/a>, the NL&#8217;s first ASG game win since 2012. In his first career All-Star Game and plate appearance, the Rockies&#8217; Elias D\u00edaz provided a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning that proved to be the game-winner. The 32-year-old D\u00edaz was named\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/elias-diaz-wins-2023-all-star-game-mvp-award\" target=\"_blank\">All-Star Game MVP<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between the dizzying displays of talent and several mic&#8217;d sessions, it might have been tougher to keep track of how your favorite stars from your team fared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have no fear &#8212; we\u2019ve got you covered with a rundown of how every All-Star contributed to this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>AL EAST<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blue Jays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bo Bichette:<\/strong>\u00a0Named an All-Star for the second time, Bichette entered this year\u2019s Midsummer Classic as a defensive replacement at shortstop in the fourth inning. He flew out to right field in his first at-bat in the fourth, but he gave the AL a 2-1 lead in the sixth with a sacrifice fly to deep right off the Reds\u2019 Alexis D\u00edaz. Bichette exited in the seventh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kevin Gausman:<\/strong>&nbsp;Although Gausman is now a two-time All-Star, he has still never pitched in a Midsummer Classic. The 32-year-old right-hander opted not to attend this year\u2019s All-Star Game, instead taking the break to spend time with his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.:<\/strong>&nbsp;After&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/bluejays\/news\/vladimir-guerrero-jr-wins-2023-home-run-derby-in-seattle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">winning the T-Mobile Home Run Derby for the first time<\/a>&nbsp;on Monday night, Guerrero entered Tuesday\u2019s All-Star Game as a defensive replacement at first base in the sixth. He grounded out to third in his first at-bat, which ended the sixth, and later struck out in the ninth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Whit Merrifield:<\/strong>\u00a0A three-time All-Star, Merrifield entered as a defensive replacement at second base in the sixth. He flew out to right field to open the sixth in his first at-bat, but he later knocked a leadoff single to right in the eighth. However, the 34-year-old Merrifield was then doubled up at first on an inning-ending double play turned by Braves third baseman Austin Riley, who caught a liner off the bat of the A\u2019s Brent Rooker before nabbing Merrifield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jordan Romano:<\/strong>&nbsp;Shortly after entering in the seventh, Romano exited with a trainer due to lower back tightness. The 30-year-old first-time All-Star got the Dodgers\u2019 Will Smith to fly out to open the inning. Then, Romano gave up a long fly ball to left off the bat of the D-backs\u2019 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. that was initially ruled a home run but was overturned following a replay review. Romano departed before Gurriel finished the at-bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Orioles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F\u00e9lix Bautista:<\/strong>&nbsp;It was an atypical outing for the dominant 6-foot-8 right-hander, who entered to open the eighth. Bautista issued a leadoff walk to the Reds\u2019 Nick Castellanos, who advanced to second on a wild pitch. The Orioles\u2019 closer then gave up a go-ahead two-run homer to the Rockies\u2019 Elias D\u00edaz, who put the NL ahead, 3-2. Bautista retired the next two batters (which included striking out the Braves&#8217; Ozzie Albies) before issuing a two-out walk to the Dodgers\u2019 Will Smith and then departing after throwing 28 pitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yennier Cano:<\/strong>&nbsp;The 29-year-old rookie right-hander showcased his electric stuff by striking out the Braves\u2019 Matt Olson and the Phillies\u2019 Nick Castellanos consecutively to open the sixth. After the Marlins\u2019 Jorge Soler reached on an error and the Braves\u2019 Austin Riley singled, Cano escaped the two-out jam by getting the Braves\u2019 Ozzie Albies to ground out to second. Cano threw 24 pitches (16 strikes) in his scoreless inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the latest from the Twins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a nail-biter edition of the 93rd MLB All-Star Game &#8212; one that included defensive gems, stellar pitching and late-game heroics &#8212; the National League defeated the American League in a\u00a03-2 victory, the NL&#8217;s first ASG game win since 2012. 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