Umpires Game summary National League starting pitcher
Curt Schilling was sharp early on, striking out three through two innings pitched. In the bottom of the first,
Barry Bonds hit a deep fly ball off AL starter
Derek Lowe, which looked to be deep enough to be a home run. Instead, center fielder
Torii Hunter reached over the wall and caught Bonds' drive, denying the NL an early lead. Bonds playfully picked up Hunter as the NL took the field the next inning. The NL got on the board in the bottom of the second inning, when a
Mike Piazza groundout scored
Vladimir Guerrero from third base. The NL scored three more runs in the next inning, when
Todd Helton singled home
Jimmy Rollins. Barry Bonds got revenge for having his first-inning home run taken away, belting a two-run hit to give the NL a 4–0 lead. The AL finally scored in the fourth, on the strength of a
Manny Ramírez RBI single. The AL cut the NL lead in half in the fifth, when
Alfonso Soriano hit a homer off
Éric Gagné to cut the lead to 4–2. The NL got a run back with
Damian Miller's RBI double to put the NL up 5–2. The AL put together a high-scoring inning in the seventh to take the lead. An RBI groundout from
Garret Anderson, an RBI single from
Tony Batista, and a two-run double from
Paul Konerko scored four runs for the AL, giving them a 6–5 lead after their half of the seventh. The NL regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh, with a two-run single from
Lance Berkman, allowing
Mike Lowell and Damian Miller to score. The AL quickly tied the score in the eighth, with
Omar Vizquel's RBI triple. Neither team scored in the ninth and the game went into extra innings.
Vicente Padilla and
Freddy García each pitched scoreless tenth innings, keeping the game tied. A serious problem arose at this point, as Padilla and Garcia were the last available pitchers on each team. After a scoreless top of the 11th inning, AL and NL managers
Joe Torre and
Bob Brenly met by the first base dugout with Commissioner
Bud Selig to discuss the situation. Selig controversially ruled that if the NL did not score in the bottom of the 11th, the game would be declared a tie. After the decision was announced over the stadium's public address system, fans loudly booed and jeered, with beer bottles being thrown onto the field, and chants of "
Let them play!", "Refund!", "Bud must go!" and "Ripoff!" were heard. Garcia retired the NL side in the 11th, and the game ended in a 7–7 tie, to further booing and bottle throwing. No MVP award was given. ==Home Run Derby==