The baseball season has reached the midpoint of the year. That means it is time for the All-Star break and the All-Star game. So who is going to win the All-Star game and what kind of game should you expect to see. Obviously, one thing that you will see is a high scoring game as that has fairly been the tradition of the All-Star game and what makes it one of the best games of the season.
The American League is considered the road team on the year here. The American League is coming in with a starting pitcher who is also the home run leader on the year. That definitely makes for a unique situation for the American League. Out of the entire American League starters the hitting leader is Guerrero Jr. with a .332 average. The power leader is Ohtani with 33 homers on the year. The player who leads the American League in stolen bases for the starters is Mullins who ended up with 16 stolen bases.
With the National League the team does not have as much in the way of power hitting. The leader for the National League starters in the power hitting department is Tatis with 28 homers. The hitter for the average is Castellanos who is hitting at a .331 clip on the year. However, the stolen base leader for the National League is also Tatis who has 20 swipes on the year. With the National League the team has 2 starters that do not even have double digits when it comes to the power hitting.
Shohei Ohtani is the starting pitcher for the American League here. This season as a pitcher Ohtani has ended up with a 4-1 record with a 3.49 ERA. Ohtani has thrown 67 innings with 87 strikeouts, but has walked 35 batters and allowed 46 hits. The National League is countering with Max Scherzer on the mound.This season Scherzer has thrown well enough to get a 7-4 record with a 2.66 ERA. Scherzer has thrown 98 innings on the year with a total of 134 strikeouts and only 22 walks with 64 hits allowed.
American League at National League Odds: American League +104, National League -114
Over/Under: Over 11 -105 , Under 11 -115
American League at National League Prediction: American League +104, Over 11
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The All-Star game is being played in Coors Field this year and that place is a launching pad for the power hitters. The National League is one team that does have a lot of good hitters, but quite a few of them are more along the lines of contact hitters and not so much power hitters. The American League is coming in with a stacked lineup of power hitters. Look for the power to be the showcase of this game as the balls are going to sail out of the park and lead to the American League picking up a nice win in the game, but also look for the power hitting to force this game to the over as well.
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