The American League only has five teams with a winning record compared to the National League's nine at the break, but the AL's shoddy first half didn’t matter Tuesday night in Philadelphia. The NL lineup didn’t stand a chance against an overpowering AL pitching staff in the All-Star Game, as the American League won the competition for the 11th time in the past 13 seasons and recorded its first shutout win since 2013. Here are my takeaways from the AL’s 4-0 win. 1. AL Pitching Dominates Shohei Ohtani wasn’t there to lead off for the National League All-Star team after bowing out of the competi...
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