The last time the National League won the MLB All-Star game was in 2012. The winning pitcher of that game was San Francisco Giants’ Matt Cain.
11 years of American League dominance later, the National League scratched out a 3 - 2 victory in this year’s Midsummer Classic—the pitcher of record?
Camilo Doval.
We all know what happened in 2012’s World Series—ergo, a Giant win for the National League can only mean one thing for the World Series.
I’m obviously grasping at straws. Excuse me for trying to assign some significance to the pomp and circumstance of these past couple of days.