American League Wins All-Star Game, 5-2

The American League won Major League Baseball’s All-Star game for the eighth year in a row Tuesday night, beating the National League 5-2 at Coors Field in Denver.

The Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, who started the game for the American League and pitched a perfect inning, got the win, and also became the first two-way All-Star, batting leadoff as the designated hitter, but went 0 for 2.

The Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who hit a towering 468-foot home run in the third inning, won the Most Valuable Player award, becoming at age 22 the youngest MVP in All-Star history.

Major League Baseball

All-Star Game

American League 5, National League 2

Wednesday, July 14

No games scheduled

Thursday, July 15 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at New York Yankees, 6 p.m.