PHILADELPHIA — The American League's pitching staff overwhelmed the National League lineup Tuesday night, shutting out the NL 4-0 in the 2026 MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park and delivering the AL its 11th win in the last 13 seasons.

It marked the American League's first shutout victory in the Midsummer Classic since 2013, a dominant showing from a pitching staff that entered the night with a far less impressive résumé at the team level. The American League had only five clubs with a winning record at the break, compared with nine in the National League, but none of that mattered once the first pitch was thrown.

AL Pitching Overpowers NL Stars

The National League lineup, missing Shohei Ohtani after he withdrew from the competition to manage a knee issue, still featured enough star power to suggest fireworks were possible. Instead, the AL pitching staff shut the door almost entirely, striking out 15 NL batters and allowing just two hits — both singles — until Otto Lopez added a third with a single off Tampa Bay reliever Bryan Baker, who had entered to replace Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth. Sal Stewart grounded out to end the game and seal the NL's offensive struggles.

The tone was set early, when Dylan Cease struck out three batters in the first inning. From there, each of the........

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