The 2026 MLB All-Star Game 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.But Citizens Bank Park, long known as a hitter-friendly backdrop, produced fewer fireworks than expected as the American League shut out the National League 4-0 in the 96th Midsummer Classic.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA general view of Citizens Bank Park during the 96th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on, July 14, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.(Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)Toronto Blue Jays 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’s shutout of the NL.New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single and Ben Rice followed with an RBI single in the first against Cristopher Sánchez of the host Philadelphia Phillies.Chicago White Sox infielder Miguel Vargas added an eighth-inning home run off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Wrobleski, who was pitching on his 26th birthday, for the game’s only extra-base hit.
The AL won for the 18th time in 23 games and holds a 49-45-2 advantage overall.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.Pitchers combined for 27 strikeouts, 15 by AL hurlers.MLB ALL-STAR GAME SCARE AS RAYS SLUGGER JUNIOR CAMINERO EXITS AFTER TAKING 98 MPH FASTBALL TO HANDTampa Bay Rays' 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.(Matt Rourke/AP)Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, last year’s hero in the first-ever swing-off tiebreaker, led off for the NL.
Schwarber replaced designated h...