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steve delabar takes over. two out in the inning. a very special moment during the seventh inning stretch. we asked the 45,000 fans here to remain standing to honor our troops. bank of america donated $45,000 to the wounded warrior project. you can participate business tweeting #troopthanks. the count goes to 1-1. who do you want to talk about here? posey and what he's been able to do or steve delabar, one of the

great stories in the game tonight? >> tim: take your pick. >> joe: we know more about poeds posey. delabar, a couple of years ago, had a compound fracture in his elbow. he was coaching, teaching. had a tryout. got traded to toronto. he's an all-star. >> tim: he has a steel plate and nine screws in his right elbow. and here he is in the all-star game. >> joe: a strikeout ends the inning. the reigning mvp in the national league, buster posey strikes out delabar. and his teammate cecil helped out in the seventh. ♪

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fox sports 1. coming in august. kimbrel takes over. alvarez in at third. down the line by perez. a good play made by gomez down the line. a leadoff single for perez. >> tim: not too many outfielders can get a ball hit right down the line. but because of carlos gomez's speed, perez doesn't even challenge that arm. he gets the ball so quickly. perez is not a fast runner. but opens with a base hit. this is the fourth inning of this game that the american league has opened with a base hit. >> joe: now it's johnny peralta. first at-bat of the night. taking over for kimbrel and hardy. gets it by the bat. strike one. mariano rivera is getting loose in the bull pen. ken rosenthal is with us.

we'll go to him after this pitch who talked to jim leyland about how he needs to use mariano in this game and what was his answer, ken? >> ken: he said he might need to use him in the eighth rather than the ninth if the american league lead wasn't big enough. the reason for that is this. if fear, if you blow the lead in the eighth with another reliever, then you might not see reliever in the ninth because there night not be a bottom of the ninth. we're likely to see him in the eighth given that the score is 2-0. >> joe: typically, he would be the anchor of the bull pen. the seniority, the success. joe nathan is there as well. this is the night that will not come and go without this new york crowd being able to salute the greatest to ever do his job,

mariano rivera. >> tim: 638 saves. >> joe: 42 in the post season. >> tim: post season numbers, staggering. >> joe: the 2-2 pitch. peralta waits on it. that's a base hit. flips it into right. the first two are on here in the eighth inning for the american league against craig kimbrel. >> tim: thinking about what ken said jim leyland told him. i won't for t i wonder if the american league scored one more run if that would be enough of a cushion for him not the pitch rivera in the eighth and save him for the ninth. >> joe: he's got joe nathan. he's -- nobody is rivera. but as far as today's game is concerned, he's a pretty sure bet as well. >> tim: outstanding.

>> joe: torii hunter does the pinch hitting. batting for mike trout. that's strike one. runners on at first and second, nobody out. a 2-0 game. kimbrel trying to keep it there. the three-time all-star misses outside. one ball, one strike. craig kimbrel, the 2011 rookie of the year. 46 saves. the mlb rookie record. and he's typically the lights-out closer for the first place atlanta braves. you can see why with that kind of stuff. >> tim: you can see why jim leyland said an all-star game is very difficult to manage. you think about it, you're trying to accommodate 15 cities. and be fair across the board. >> joe: fox tracks provided by

"turbo." in theaters tomorrow, july 17th. they provide us with fox trax tonight. that's foul.hunt has had just a marvelous career. he's a leader. the angels really miss his presence out in anaheim. >> tim: do they ever. just ask mike trout. >> joe: his fifth all-star game. with three teams. minnesota, the angels, detroit. chopped to segura. step and throw for the double play. goldschmidt handcuffed on the throw from segura. but a 6, 3 double play. it's two out are a runner at

third. and the batter will be kipnis. so rivera is preparing to work the bottom of this eighth inning. and he will deal with the bottom three in the lineup for the national league. here is kipnis. he's got power. he can run. he takes a strike. first all-star game for jaysi j. he hit 14 home runs all of last year. he's already got that many this year. he led for stolen bases last year on his team and tied for rbis. you understand the kind of player he is for terry francona,

who has just done great job with his first year with the indians. >> tim: again. >> joe: neil diamond will sing "sweet caroline" in the eighth. here's a 1-1. kipnis into left. brown is back. it's over his head. off the wall in to score is perez. it's an rbi double for kipnis and a 3-0 a.l. lead. >> tim: that hit by kipnis, at least allows some intrigue as to jim leyland's decision right now. as to whether he'll bring in rivera. nathan can't get ready in time if they make a quick out. nice hitting by kipnis. showing power the other way over

the head of brown. >> joe: an rbi double. that ball carried a lot farther than brown thought initially. kipnis. now this one gets away after a swing and a miss by machado. over to third is kipnis with two outs. >> tim: a tough play for posey. knocked his glove off. wild pitch from kimbrel. >> joe: seventh pitcher of the night for the national league is craig kimbrel. on deck is prince fielder. a 3-0 game in the eighth. manny machado, with 39 doubles. which is the second highest total ever at the all-star break to edgar martinez and his 42

back in '96. up and away. two balls and a strike. machado, third overall pick in what turned out to be a great draft in 2010 across baseball. machado waits for a 2-1. 2-2. and the inning is over. that was a strikeout. scoreboard had 2-1. that's strike three. the inning is over. so stranding a runner is machado on the strikeout. but the american league adds to their lead. it's 3-0. we go to the bottom of the eighth. with rivera getting loose. we'll have another moment here in queens. right now, we join public

address announcer alex anthony. >> ladies and gentlemen, we direct your attention to the field for a special performance. here to lead us in singing sweet caroline. in support of the city of boston it's been sung many times this season. we welcome to the all-star field, the legendary neil diamond. >> thank you, new york! ♪ where it began i can't begin the know when ♪ ♪ but then i know it's growing strong ♪ come on, new york, i'm going to need you. ♪ was in the spring then spring became the summer who'd have

believed you'd come along ♪ ♪ hands touching hands, reaching out, touching me touching you ♪ ♪ sweet caroline ♪ good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ i've been inclined, to believe they never would ♪ ♪ but now i i look at the night and it don't seem so lonely ♪ ♪ we fill it up with only two

oh, yes! ♪ and when i hurt, hurting runs off my shoulders how can i hurt when i'm holding you ♪ ♪ warm, touching warm, reaching out ♪ ♪ touching me touching you ♪ sweet caroline, good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ i've been inclined to believe they never would ♪

one last time now! ♪ sweet caroline good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ i've been inclined to believe they never would ♪ ♪ sweet caroline thank you, new york! >> ladies and gentlemen, neil diamond. ♪

♪ >> now pitching, number 42, mariano rivera. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ keep you free from sin until the sandman he comes sleep with one eye open gripping your pillow tight ♪ ♪ exit right end tonight take my hand off to never neverland ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> joe: in a packed stadium, in an all-star game, mariano rivera was out on the field all alone.

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go back to his first save in '96, back when the yankees had john wetland. derek jeter had 48 career hits. now has over 3300. jose fernandez, who pitched in this game, was just 3 years old. and joe girardi, his current manager, caught his first save. that's fouled back. and the count, 1-2. 13th all-star game. his manager for most of his career, joe torre watches as rivera looks for out number one of the bottom of the eighth with the a.l. up, 3-0. here's a 1-2. that's kipnis. one away. and with one down, the batter will be alan craig.

brought to you by mastercard, sponsor of stand up 2 cancer. and by dreamworks "turbo" opening in theaters tomorrow. major league baseball players are allowed to tweet when they come out of a game. we've been monitoring those. give you one from michael cuddyer. rivera gets set to deal with allen craig. one of six cardinal all-stars. >> tim: rarely do you have a young man in his first two years in the majors have the reputation of don't pitch to him with men on base. craig has that already. >> joe: he's got the top average in baseball with runners on.

and he has the top average with runners in scoring position in the last two seasons, leading baseball. 1-1 from rivera. strike two. >> tim: we followed rivera's career, you'll know that right-handers have a little bit more success against mariano than left-handers. left-handed hitters break their bats much more often. >> joe: the biggest thorn in his side over the years was edgar martinez. he would lean over the plate, wait for the cutter and just serve it into right. that's what started a change with the cutter and the ability, after hard work by rivera, to start putting that cutter in different sports. >> tim: like that. he was working craig away and came back inside with the

cutter. what a thrill it's got to be for perez to catch mariano rivera. >> joe: two balls, two strikes. one out, nobody on. a line drive into left field. hard-hit but caught by gordon out in left. michael cuddyer just tweeted this, what an incredible moment right here. the greatest of all time. enter the sandman. what did you think of the tribute by the other all-stars staying off the field and leaving the spotlight to rivera? >> tim: it was fabulous. what a great moment. how about the chorus to enter sandman. exit light, enter night, take my hand we're off to never neverland. not bad. a lot of hitters have been off to never neverland.

>> joe: same with a bunch of bats. first at-bat for carlos gomez here tonight. 13th and final all-star appearance for mariano rivera. that on the outside corner. a ball and a strike. it was a day in detroit where he was throwing to his bull pen catcher mike borzello when that cutter seemed to appear out of nowhere. it threw borzello into a panic. mel stotlemeyer came to the bull pen and they tried to straight it it out because it was moving too much. they couldn't do it. and rivera will ride to the hall of fame on that cutter. a foul back to the screen by gomez to keep this alive. such precision.