{"id":9964,"date":"2025-07-16T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9964"},"modified":"2025-07-16T06:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:38:46","slug":"toronto-blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr-and-alejandro-kirk-perform-well-in-historic-2025-mlb-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr-and-alejandro-kirk-perform-well-in-historic-2025-mlb-all-star-game","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays\u2019 Guerrero Jr. and Kirk Perform Well in Historic All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/vladimir-guerrero-jr-and-alejandro-kirk-at-the-2025-mlb-all-star-game.jpg\" alt=\"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk at the 2025 MLB All Star Game\" class=\"wp-image-9965\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Toronto Blue Jays\u2019 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk Perform Well in Historic 2025 MLB All-Star Game\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The National League won the first-ever home run swing-off 4-3.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kyle Schwarber hit three homers and earned MVP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-for-2 for the American League, while Alejandro Kirk had a key single and scored a run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto Blue Jays stars <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/vladimir-guerrero-jr-powers-toronto-blue-jays-past-new-york-yankees-in-tight-5-4-win\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Alejandro Kirk<\/strong> were in the spotlight Tuesday night during a memorable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/baseball\">Major League Baseball All-Star Game<\/a> at Truist Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a <strong>hard-fought nine innings ended in a 6-6 tie<\/strong>, the National League edged out the American League 4-3 in the very <strong>first home run swing-off in All-Star history<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kyle Schwarber<\/strong>, the Philadelphia Phillies outfielder, was the star of the show, hitting three homers to secure the National League\u2019s win and earn MVP honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5th-all-star-appearance-for-guerrero-jr\">5th All-Star Appearance for Guerrero Jr.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Guerrero Jr., starting at first base for the American League, made his fifth All-Star appearance and went 1-for-2 at the plate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2b50\ufe0f Vladdy Knock \u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllStarGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllStarGame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JqtNdUW1q2\">pic.twitter.com\/JqtNdUW1q2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJays\/status\/1945295983732052171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He struck out against Dodgers veteran <strong>Clayton Kershaw<\/strong> in the second inning but bounced back with a clean single to center field off New York Mets pitcher <strong>David Peterson<\/strong> in the fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alejandro Kirk stepped in during the bottom of the sixth inning, taking over for Seattle Mariners catcher <strong>Cal Raleigh<\/strong>, who had just won Monday\u2019s Home Run Derby.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that point, the National League was leading 2-0. Kirk watched as Mets\u2019 <strong>Pete Alonso<\/strong> smashed a three-run homer, followed by a solo shot from Arizona Diamondbacks\u2019 <strong>Corbin Carroll<\/strong>, pushing the lead to 6-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American League fought back in the seventh inning, with Kirk leading off by sending a sharp single to center against Padres pitcher <strong>Adrian Morejon<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Captain\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllStarGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllStarGame<\/a> hit! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gUrGNumwYJ\">pic.twitter.com\/gUrGNumwYJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJays\/status\/1945308209956151442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He later scored on a three-run homer by Athletics\u2019 <strong>Brent Rooker<\/strong>, narrowing the gap to 6-4. Kirk\u2019s night ended in the eighth when he flew out to right field off Brewers pitcher <strong>Jacob Misiorowski<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Dodgers first baseman <strong>Freddie Freeman<\/strong> received a warm ovation as he took the field, honored as the National League\u2019s starter. Though his parents hail from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/ontario\">Ontario<\/a>, Freeman grew up in California.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had one plate appearance, a groundout to third base, before leaving the game in the third inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"good-momentum-for-the-jays\">Good Momentum for the Jays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in Toronto, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/former-toronto-blue-jays-pitcher-jim-clancy-passes-away-at-69\">Blue Jays who sadly lost Jim Clancy<\/a> this week &#8211; remain atop the American League East with a 55-41 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Schneider\u2019s side is holding a two-game lead over the Yankees and three games over a hot Red Sox team on a ten-game winning streak.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jays, who have gone 9-3 in July, prepare to host the San Francisco Giants for a three-game series starting Friday, followed by another three-game set against the Yankees beginning Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/live\">best live odds<\/a> and betting opportunities take a look at selected Canadian bookmakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: Toronto Blue Jays stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk were in the spotlight Tuesday night during a memorable Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park. 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