导出博客文章SAN DIEGO -- Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez made sure the Kansas City Royals
will start at home, sweet home if they get a chance to defend their World Series
title.The Royals duo homered off former Kansas City teammate Johnny Cueto during
a six-pitch span in the second inning of Tuesdays All-Star Game. Hosmer added an
RBI single to become the contests MVP. And the American League beat the National
League 4-2 for its fourth straight win in the Midsummer Classic.David Ortiz
found himself in the middle of the most touching moment at Petco Park, embraced
by his AL teammates near first base after exiting his final All-Star Game. The
popular Big Papi plans to retire at 40 after this season with the?Boston Red
Sox.Kris Bryant of the?Chicago Cubs?led the parade of sparkling young talent
with a first-inning home run. Dellin Betances flashed his 100 mph heat.
And?Houston Astros?reliever Will Harris came on to throw a called third strike
past?St. Louis Cardinals?rookie Aledmys Diaz on a 3-2 pitch on the outside
corner with the bases loaded to end the eighth.Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera
pitched a hitless sixth for the AL, which will open the World Series at home for
the 11th time in 14 years since the All-Star winner was used to determine the
hosts for Games 1 and 2.Kansas City became baseball royalty last fall, bursting
to a 2-0 lead over the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium, where Cueto pitched a
two-hitter in the second game. The Royals won in five games for their first
title since 1985.This season, Kansas City is languishing at 45-43, seven games
off the AL Central lead and in the middle of the wild-card race as attention
turns to which teams will be buyers and sellers as the Aug. 1 trade deadline
approaches.The?Cleveland Indians?Corey Kluber pitched a 1-2-3 second inning for
the win, and Zach Britton got the save for the AL, which cut its All-Star Game
deficit to 43-42, with two ties.Ortiz, Bostons beloved designated hitter, wore
spikes with gold-colored bottoms and matching batting gloves to mark his 10th
All-Star selection and delivered the AL batting order to umpires at home
plate.Ortiz hit a smash down the first-base line that Anthony Rizzo snagged to
rob him of a potential RBI double in the first inning and walked against Jose
Fernandez in the third.When Edwin Encarnacion came out to pinch run for him,
Ortiz waved to the crowd, then his AL teammates came out of the dugout to
exchange hugs as the crowd of 42,386 rose in tribute.I was supposed to hit a
home run in my second at-bat. My boy [Fernandez] told me he was going to throw
me a fastball, and the first pitch was a changeup, Ortiz said.Then 3-2, he threw
me a slider, and Im like, Are you trying to break my back? But he said it was
the catchers fault.Fernandez admitted of facing Ortiz, I couldnt believe that I
was actually pitching to him. We both looked at each other and smiled.The
23-year-old Miami Marlins ace said, He signed the jersey I brought for him.Ortiz
delivered a pregame speech to his mates.You dont get here with a good name or a
good family, Ortiz said. You have to put up the numbers. I told them that they
have to do that for their whole career.The All-Star Game returned to San Diego
for the first time since 1992 at Jack Murphy Stadium. Just before this first
pitch, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred joined Rod Carew, his family and the family
of late Padres great Tony Gwynn and named the batting titles after the two Hall
of Famers, giving Gwynn the NL honor and Carew the AL championship.Gwynn died of
salivary gland cancer two years ago at age 54.Sailors dressed in white lined the
foul lines and outfield warning tracks for the national anthems. The Tenors, a
British Columbia-based group, changed an O Canada lyric to Were all brothers and
sisters. All lives matter to the great, and one held up a sign reading All Lives
Matter.Randy Jones threw out the ceremonial first pitch and former Padres
All-Star closer Trevor Hoffman helped open, bringing the game ball to the mound
from the bullpen accompanied by AC/DCs Hells Bells.With an NL ballpark hosting
for the second year in a row in what will be a streak of at least four (counting
upcoming All-Star Games in Miami and Washington, D.C.), the AL wore white
uniforms, hit last and used the Padres clubhouse on the first-base side. Ball
boys in retro-style mustard-and-mud Padres uniforms lent a San Diego feel to
Petco Park, which opened in 2004.There was a home run on the games fourth pitch
for the second straight year; Bryant connected on a 96 mph Chris Sale fastball
with two outs.Hitters swung early in the count to beat the shadows creeping in
from the left-field corner in the late-afternoon start.Bryant, who had struck
out in all of his regular-seat at-bats against Sale, was part of an all-Cubs
infield -- the first starting infield quartet from a single team since the 1963
Cardinals.I think a lot of us were looking first pitch, said Bryant, who played
college ball for the University of San Diego. A lot of pitchers are coming into
the game trying to light up the radar gun a bit.That was the highlight for the
NL Central-leading Cubs, whose fan base was pumped up by the teams fast start to
the season and dreams of the teams first World Series title since 1908.Mike
Trout, the All-Star MVP in 2014 and 2015, singled in the first inning for a
five-All-Star Game hitting streak. Only Mickey Mantle, Joe Morgan and Dave
Winfield (seven each) and Stan Musial, Willie Mays and Nellie Fox (six apiece)
strung together more.The National Leagues lead after Bryants shot was
short-lived, with Hosmer and Perez going deep for a 3-1 lead in the second,
sandwiched around Mookie Betts single. Cueto was hard to miss in the center of
the field, wearing lime green and orange spikes.This morning, I got up and didnt
feel well. That is not an excuse, Cueto said. I just left two pitches up, and
that was the story.Hosmer, the first Kansas City player to homer in an All-Star
Game since Bo Jackson in 1989, made it 4-1 in the third against Fernandez, when
he hit a one-hopper off Bryants left arm and into left field for an RBI
single.Marcell Ozuna cut the gap to 4-2 with an run-scoring single off Aaron
Sanchez in the fourth.
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overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. ?A Fijian-based team will
enter Australias National Rugby Championship (NRC) competition in 2017 in whats
being described as a major step forward in the game.The Australian Rugby Union
made an official announcement at their Sydney headquarters on Friday afternoon,
with the team to comprise of locally-based players from Fijis national second
XV. The side will also play its home matches in Fiji.Australian Rugby Union CEO
Bill Pulver says its a landmark moment for world rugby.We are incredibly excited
to welcome Fiji into the Buildcorp NRC and thank World Rugby for supporting both
the ARU and FRU in helping to make this a reality for next season, Pulver
said.The Fiji brand of Rugby is arguably the most exciting brand of Rugby in the
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