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American League Triupmhs in Allstar Game
July 15th, 2008.
The American League Allstars defeated the National League Allstars today by a score of 6-3. The game was started by Toronto Blue Jays SP Bill Arkell who was opposed by Philedelphia Phillies Ace SP Boyd Hull. Arkell went 3 innings giving up 2 hits walking 2 and striking out 2. SS Richard Evans was the starting SS for the AL and also lead off. He was 1-3 with a double and scored a run. He was replaced in the 6th inning by Yankees 1B Dave Young. CL Lorenzo Silva who missed the allstar game last year pitched 0.2 innings and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and struck out 1. The game was won on a 2 run homerun by Chicago White Sox 1B Lucas Sheffield in the top of the 8th inning making the score 5-3. Cleveland CL Dave Denis got the win while San Francisco Giants CL Gary McNight took the loss. Seattle Mariners CL Sherman Padgett got the save for the second consecutive year as the AL topped the NL 6-3.
As the Allstar festivities close the Blue Jays find themselves with a record of 47-42 4 games back of the Yankees and .5 games back of the Red Sox in the American League East. The Jays head to Oakland for a 4 game series against the Athletics who are in 2nd place in the AL West 6.5 games back of the Seattle Mariners. If the Jays want to move up in the Standings they better start winning and fast.
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