American League Tops N.L. After 15 Innings, 4-3

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Baseball’s All-Stars came to say goodbye to Yankee Stadium – and what a long, long goodbye it was.

In a game that started last night and faded well into this morning, Justin Morneau slid home just in time on Michael Young’s sacrifice fly in the 15th inning, giving the American League a 4-3 victory that extended its unbeaten streak to 12.

Young ended a 4-hour, 40-minute marathon at 1:37 a.m., with the grand old ballpark half-empty. It was a good thing, too – neither team had any pitchers left in the bullpen.

The NL was given a pregame pep talk by a Hall of Famer, Ernie Banks, whose motto is: “Let’s play two!” And they nearly did, matching the longest All-Star game ever.


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