Front Row Seat: NL wins MLB All-Star Game in a home run swing-off
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Padres have their moments in first All-Star Game decided by ‘swing-off’ - San Diego Union-Tribune
Manny Machado made history. Jason Adam followed history.
Fernando Tatis Jr. scored a run.
Adrián Morejón and Robert Suarez were charged with two runs apiece.
The Padres made a mark on Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, which ended with the National League winning after the first-ever home run “swing-off.”
Schwarber, NL win All-Star Game in 1st tiebreak HR swing-off - ESPN
When it was over, nearly four hours after the first pitch, the National League outlasted the American League behind Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber in an unprecedented Home Run Derby-style swing-off, with a 4-3 homer edge after the score was tied at 6-6 through nine innings.
Schwarber pulverized three home runs on three swings in the swing-off after going 0-for-2 with a walk during the nine innings, becoming the first position player to win All-Star Game MVP without recording a hit in the game.
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