The final All-Star game in Yankee Stadium will be considered a classic. The American League win the game 4-3 in 15 innings to win their 11th consecutive All-Star game. The last time the National League won was in 1996, the year the New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves in Yankee Stadium for the World Series. Michael Young of the Texas Rangers provided the game winning RBI with his sacrifice fly. The game started around 8:45, and ended at nearly 2:00 the next morning. The scoring got underway when Matt Holliday of the Colorado Rockies hit a solo home run in the 5th inning. Lance Berkman of the Houston Astros provided another run for the National League with a sacrifice fly, giving them a 2-0 lead. But that lead would not hold up. J.D. Drew of the Boston Red Sox hit a two run home run off of Edison Volquez of the Cincinnati Reds. The National League took the lead again when Adrian Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres hit a sacrifice fly off of Jonathan Papelbon of the Red Sox. The American League tied it again when Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays hit an RBI double off of Billy Wagner of the New York Mets to tie the game. Mariano Rivera, long time closer for the Yankees, got a loud standing ovation when he came into the game in the 9th inning. He pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. The game could've been over in the 11th inning off of a base hit from Young but Dioner Navarro of the Rays was caught out at home. The game would go on for four more innings with both teams out of pitchers. That's when Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies gave up the game winning sacrifice fly to Young, with Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins scoring the game winning run. Is this the best All-Star game ever played? Will this be an All-Star game remembered for years to come?
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