2015 All-Star Game

The 2015 All-Star Game, the 86th edition of the Mid-summer classic, took place at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH, on Tuesday July 14, 2015. The American League won the game, 6-3, over the National League with Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim becoming the first repeat winner of the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award after leading off the game with a home run and then scoring the go-ahead run in the 5th inning.

In unveiling the game's logo, the Cincinnati Reds explained that it was an occasion to celebrate the rich history of baseball and the role of Cincinnati as the home of the first professional baseball team. The logo centers on the figure of "Mr. Redlegs", whose style of dress harkens back to the late 19th century and the origins of the game.

The Teams[edit]

American League[edit]

Ned Yost of the Kansas City Royals managed the American League team, with coaches A.J. Hinch from the Houston Astros and Lloyd McClendon from the Seattle Mariners.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Jose Altuve	Houston Astros	2B	Starter
Chris Archer	Tampa Bay Rays	P
Jose Bautista	Toronto Blue Jays	OF		Replaced because of injury
Dellin Betances	New York Yankees	P
Brad Boxberger	Tampa Bay Rays	P		Did not play
Zach Britton	Baltimore Orioles	P
Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	1B	Starter	Replaced because of injury
Lorenzo Cain	Kansas City Royals	OF	Starter
Nelson Cruz	Seattle Mariners	DH	Starter
Wade Davis	Kansas City Royals	P
Josh Donaldson	Toronto Blue Jays	3B	Starter	Top Vote-Getter
Brian Dozier	Minnesota Twins	2B		Replaced Bautista
Alcides Escobar	Kansas City Royals	SS	Starter
Prince Fielder	Texas Rangers	DH
Brett Gardner	New York Yankees	OF		Replaced Gordon
Alex Gordon	Kansas City Royals	OF	Starter	Replaced because of injury
Sonny Gray	Oakland Athletics	P		Replaced under Sunday Starter rule
Felix Hernandez	Seattle Mariners	P
Kelvin Herrera	Kansas City Royals	P		Did not play
Brock Holt	Boston Red Sox	IF/OF
Jose Iglesias	Detroit Tigers	SS
Adam Jones	Baltimore Orioles	OF
Dallas Keuchel	Houston Astros	P	Starting Pitcher
Jason Kipnis	Cleveland Indians	2B
Manny Machado	Baltimore Orioles	3B
Russell Martin	Toronto Blue Jays	C
J.D. Martinez	Detroit Tigers	OF
Mike Moustakas	Kansas City Royals	3B	Final Man Vote
Darren O'Day	Baltimore Orioles	P		Did not play
Salvador Perez	Kansas City Royals	C	Starter
Glen Perkins	Minnesota Twins	P
David Price	Detroit Tigers	P
Albert Pujols	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1B
Chris Sale	Chicago White Sox	P		Did not play
Hector Santiago	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	P		Replaced Gray Did not play
Mark Teixeira	New York Yankees	1B		Replaced Cabrera
Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	OF	Starter
Stephen Vogt	Oakland Athletics	C

National League[edit]

Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants managed the National League team, with coaches Don Mattingly from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Bryan Price from the Cincinnati Reds.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Nolan Arenado	Colorado Rockies	3B
Ryan Braun	Milwaukee Brewers	OF		Replaced Holliday
Kris Bryant	Chicago Cubs	3B		Replaced Stanton
Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants	P
A.J. Burnett	Pittsburgh Pirates	P		Did not play
Aroldis Chapman	Cincinnati Reds	P
Gerrit Cole	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
Brandon Crawford	San Francisco Giants	SS
Jacob deGrom	New York Mets	P
Todd Frazier	Cincinnati Reds	3B	Starter
Paul Goldschmidt	Arizona Diamondbacks	1B	Starter
Adrian Gonzalez	Los Angeles Dodgers	1B
Dee Gordon	Miami Marlins	2B	Starter	Replaced because of injury
Yasmani Grandal	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
Zack Greinke	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Starting Pitcher
Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals	OF	Starter	Top Vote-Getter in National League
Matt Holliday	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Starter	Replaced because of injury
Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers	P		Replaced Scherzer
D.J. LeMahieu	Colorado Rockies	2B
Carlos Martinez	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Final Man Vote	Did not play
Andrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Mark Melancon	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
Shelby Miller	Atlanta Braves	P		Did not play
Yadier Molina	St. Louis Cardinals	C
Joe Panik	San Francisco Giants	2B
Jonathan Papelbon	philadelphia Phillies	P		Did not play
Joc Pederson	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
Jhonny Peralta	St. Louis Cardinals	SS	Starter
A.J. Pollock	Arizona Diamondbacks	OF
Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants	C	Starter
Anthony Rizzo	Chicago Cubs	1B
Francisco Rodriguez	Milwaukee Brewers	P
Trevor Rosenthal	St. Louis Cardinals	P		Did not play
Max Scherzer	Washington Nationals	P		Replaced under Sunday Starter rule
Giancarlo Stanton	Miami Marlins	OF	Starter	Replaced because of injury
Troy Tulowitzki	Colorado Rockies	SS		Replaced Gordon
Justin Upton	San Diego Padres	OF
Michael Wacha	St. Louis Cardinals	P		Did not play

The Game[edit]

American League manager Ned Yost had a number of lead-off type hitters in his starting line-up, with 2B Jose Altuve and LF Lorenzo Cain examples of these, but he elected to have CF Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the role, although he is normally a middle-of-the-order type with his team. Leading off the game against P Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who was entering the game with a string of 35 2/3 scoreless innings, Trout made Yost appear to be a genius by homering to right field on a 1-2 pitch to open the score. Greinke then walked 3B Josh Donaldson, but retired the next three batters, including a pair on strikeouts, then logged another two K's as he set down the AL in order in the bottom of the 2nd. For his part, AL starter Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros was perfect in the 1st, but 1B Paul Goldschmidt led off the 2nd with an infield single and advanced to second base on Donaldson's wild throw. Goldschmidt advanced to third on a ground out and with two outs, SS Jhonny Peralta singled him in to tie the score at 1-1, the run being unearned.

There was no scoring in the 3rd and 4th innings, with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Gerrit Cole taking over on the mound for the National League and issuing another walk to Donaldson, with no further damage. In the bottom half, Felix Hernandez retired the side in order. In the 4th, Madison Bumgarner gave up a one-out single to Cain, then after another out, struck out C Salvador Perez to apparently end the inning, but Cain was running on the play and C Yadier Molina couldn't corral the wild pitch, resulting in Cain making it to third base and Perez to first. However, Altuve grounded to 2B D.J. LeMahieu to end the inning. David Price of the Detroit Tigers then took over on the mound for the bottom of the inning and retired the side on two strikeouts and a line-out, a performance that would earn him the win as the American League took over in the top of the 5th.

Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, a last-minute addition to the roster, was the next NL pitcher and he allowed a lead-off single to SS Alcides Escobar. Trout followed with a grounder to LeMahieu which forced out Escobar, but it wasn't possible to complete a double play. After a second out, 1B Albert Pujols drew a walk and Prince Fielder came in as a pinch-hitter in the DH slot. He singled to left, scoring Trout with the go-ahead run, then Cain followed with a double and the AL was up, 3-1. There were wholesale defensive changes for the AL in the bottom of the inning, but P Chris Archer worked around a walk to Peralta to keep the NL from replying immediately. Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets then put out one of the most impressive pitching performances of the night, striking out the side in the top of the 6th on only 10 pitches, after which Archer returned for a second inning of work. New CF Andrew McCutchen greeted him with a homer to left to cut the lead to 3-2, and after a first out, Zach Britton took over, ending the inning in spite of making an error that allowed Goldschmidt to reach base and allowing a single to Molina with two outs.

The American League built its lead in the 7th as Trout drew a lead-off walk against Francisco Rodriguez and was replaced by pinch-runner Brock Holt, who quickly stole second base. 3B Manny Machado followed with a double to make the score 4-2, then moved to third on a ground out. Fielder then drove in his second run of the game with a sacrifice fly to center, and it was 5-2. Dellin Betances pitched a scoreless bottom of the inning, working around a walk to rookie 3B Kris Bryant. Mark Melancon took over on the mound for the NL in the 8th, but after a pair of strikeouts, pinch-hitter Brian Dozier launched a ball into center field for a homer, and it was now 6-2. Wade Davis allowed a one-out single to RF Justin Upton, who stole second base, but he struck out 1B Adrian Gonzalez and got PH Yasmani Grandal to ground out to end the inning without a run. Local favorite Aroldis Chapman pitched the top of the 9th, flashing some 100mph fastballs and imitating deGrom by also striking out the side, although he needed 14 pitches. It was not a save situation in the bottom of the 9th, but the major leagues' save leader, Glen Perkins, was sent to the mound to close out the win. PH Ryan Braun greeted him with a triple to right and SS Brandon Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to left to cut the lead to 6-3, but that was the NL's last bite. Bryant flied out to right and 2B Joe Panik lined out to left to end the game. Trout was named the game's MVP, with Price getting the win and Kershaw charged with the loss. The win gave the American League home field advantage in the 2015 World Series.

Starting Lineups[edit]

American League			Batting Order	National League
Player	Position	Team	Batting Order	Player	Position	Team
Mike Trout	CF	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1	Andrew McCutchen	CF	Pittsburgh Pirates
Josh Donaldson	3B	Toronto Blue Jays	2	Todd Frazier	3B	Cincinnati Reds
Albert Pujols	1B	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3	Bryce Harper	RF	Washington Nationals
Nelson Cruz	DH	Seattle Mariners	4	Paul Goldschmidt	1B	Arizona Diamondbacks
Lorenzo Cain	RF	Kansas City Royals	5	Buster Posey	C	San Francisco Giants
Adam Jones	LF	Baltimore Orioles	6	Anthony Rizzo	DH	Chicago Cubs
Salvador Perez	C	Kansas City Royals	7	Jhonny Peralta	SS	St. Louis Cardinals
Jose Altuve	2B	Houston Astros	8	Joc Pederson	LF	Los Angeles Dodgers
Alcides Escobar	SS	Kansas City Royals	9	D.J. LeMahieu	2B	Colorado Rockies
Dallas Keuchel	P	Houston Astros	SP	Zack Greinke	P	Los Angeles Dodgers