Game
Highlights:
Bartollo Colon (starting
pitcher for the East) pitched three scoreless innings, followed up by two
more combined scoreless innings tossed in by Jose Lima, Donnie Wall, Rick
Aguilera and Billy Wagner.
The West Division finally
opened the scoring in the top of the 6th when pinch hitter Edgardo Alfonzo
laced a two out triple off of Dustin Hermanson (the 6th hurler for the
East), who had walked Roberto Alomar and Jeff Bagwell earlier in the inning.
Barry Larkin followed with a single, plating Alfonzo for a 3-0 West lead.
Pedro Martinez started
for the West, and with relief help from Randy Johnson, Sean Lowe, Mariano
Rivera and John Rocker held the East line up scoreless through 6.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, Vlad Guerrero slammed a two out bases
empty Rocker fastball into the left field stands to cut the West lead to
3-1.
The West added two runs
in the 8th, when Barry Larkin drove in Roberto Alomar and Ivan Rodriguez
with another two out hit.
Keith Foulke entered the
game in the bottom of the 8th, with one out and a man on. After retiring
Bernie Willimas on a flyb(x) to Brian Giles, Foulke surrendered a two-run
home run to Mark McGwire. Foulke stayed in and retired the East 1-2-3 in
the ninth for the save.
Mariano Rivera picked up the win, with Hermanson
taking the loss.
Alfonzo and Larkin were voted co-MVP's.
