{"id":6587,"date":"2026-07-15T10:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6587"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:30:40","slug":"american-league-shuts-out-national-league-4-0-in-philadelphia-all-star-game-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6587","title":{"rendered":"American League shuts out National League 4-0 in Philadelphia All-Star Game 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The 2026 <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_817343\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/mlb-features-incredible-tribute-baseball-history-america-250-2026-all-star-game\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MLB All-Star Game<\/a> arrived in Philadelphia with the feel of a 250th birthday bash for the United States, complete with plenty of red, white and blue and a roster full of stars who had earned their stripes.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">But Citizens Bank Park, long known as a hitter-friendly backdrop, produced fewer fireworks than expected as the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_817344\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American League<\/a> shut out the 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768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/MLB-All-Star-game-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/MLB-All-Star-game-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/MLB-All-Star-game-general-view.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A view of Citizens Bank Park during the MLB All-Star Game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A general view of Citizens Bank Park during the 96th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on, July 14, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/span> <span>(Rob Tringali\/MLB Photos via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_817347\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> pitcher Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, setting the tone for a dominant AL pitching performance as 10 relievers helped finish a three-hitter in Tuesday night\u2019s shutout of the NL.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single and Ben Rice followed with an RBI single in the first against Cristopher S\u00e1nchez of the host Philadelphia Phillies.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_817348\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-white-sox\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago White Sox<\/a> infielder Miguel Vargas added an eighth-inning home run off the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Justin Wrobleski, who was pitching on his 26th birthday, for the game\u2019s only extra-base hit. The AL won for the 18th time in 23 games and holds a 49-45-2 advantage overall.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Singles by Juan Soto in the fourth, Pete Crow-Armstrong in the eighth and Otto Lopez in the ninth were the only hits by the NL, which failed to advance a runner past first.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pitchers combined for 27 strikeouts, 15 by AL hurlers.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_817349\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/mlb-all-star-game-scare-rays-slugger-junior-caminero-exits-taking-98-mph-fastball-hand\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MLB ALL-STAR GAME SCARE AS RAYS SLUGGER JUNIOR CAMINERO EXITS AFTER TAKING 98 MPH FASTBALL TO HAND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Philadelphia-Phillies-host-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Philadelphia-Phillies-host-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Philadelphia-Phillies-host-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Philadelphia-Phillies-host-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Philadelphia-Phillies-host-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Yandy Diaz loses control of the bat during the MLB All-Star Game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Tampa Bay Rays&#8217; Yandy Diaz loses control of the bat in the fifth inning during the MLB All-Star Game between the American League and National League on July 14, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/span> <span>(Matt Rourke\/AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, last year\u2019s hero in the first-ever swing-off tiebreaker, led off for the NL. Schwarber replaced designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who skipped the showcase to undergo a knee procedure ahead of the season\u2019s second half.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Kyle-Schwarber-MLB-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Kyle-Schwarber-MLB-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Kyle-Schwarber-MLB-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Kyle-Schwarber-MLB-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Kyle-Schwarber-MLB-All-Star-game.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Kyle Schwarber at home plate during the MLB All-Star game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber bats during the third inning of the 2026 MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 14, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Al Bello\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_817350\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Tigers<\/a> outfielder Riley Greene and two New York Yankees, first baseman Ben Rice and Bellinger, gained American League starting spots because of injuries.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Tampa Bay Rays&#8217; Junior Caminero was hit on the outside of his left hand by a 97.6 mph sinker from St. Louis Cardinals closer Riley O\u2019Brien in the third inning and immediately left the game. The 23-year-old, fourth in the major leagues with 28 home runs, stayed down for a few moments before he popped up and ran straight into the clubhouse. X-rays were negative.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Players across the majors will have the day off Wednesday before the Phillies host the New York Mets on Thursday. Action across the rest of the league resumes Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong><em>Follow Fox News\u00a0Digital\u2019s<\/em><\/strong><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_817352\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>\u00a0sports \u00a0coverage on X<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, and subscribe to<\/em><\/strong><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_817353\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>\u00a0the Fox News\u00a0Sports \u00a0Huddle newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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