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 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki hit the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star game history, taking advantage of an odd bounce off the wall to circle the bases and help give the American League a 3-2 lead over the National League after six innings of the All-Star game Tuesday night.
Suzuki's two-run homer overshadowed anything Giants slugger Barry Bonds did on the field. Bonds went 0-for-2 with two flyouts before leaving the game after three innings.
Ken Griffey Jr. was in the middle of everything, driving in both NL runs and throwing Alex Rodriguez out at home after Ivan Rodriguez's two-out single to right field in the fourth inning. The throw to Russell Martin beat Rodriguez easily and A-Rod just jogged into the out instead of trying to run over the catcher as Pete Rose did to Ray Fosse in the 1970 game.
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