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American League Wins AllStar Game in Cleveland

am800-sports-baseball-mlb-cubs-all-star-july-2019-1.9438480 CLEVELAND, OHIO - JULY 09: Javier Baez #9 of the Chicago Cubs and the National League bats against the American League during the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (Gregory Shamus/Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs during the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images))

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The American League pitchers struck out 16 in beating the NL stars in the annual midsummer classic

Make it seven straight wins for the American League in the MLB All-Star Game.

Joey Gallo's solo homer in the seventh inning gave the AL a 4-1 lead before the junior circuit hung on for a 4-3 win over the National League in Cleveland.

The story for the American League was on the mound as nine hurlers each threw one inning and combined to allow just five hits while striking out 16.

Indians hurler and game MVP Shane Bieber gave the local fans a thrill by striking out the side in the fifth.

Liam Hendriks and Aroldis Chapman also fanned three in their one inning of work.

Former Indian Michael Brantley opened the scoring with an RBI double off loser Clayton Kershaw, scoring Astros teammate Alex Bregman.

Masahiro Tanaka worked a scoreless second to get the win.

The American League leads the overall series, 45-43-2.