MLB All-Star Game 2015 Results: Score, Twitter Reaction from AL vs. NL

The American League will have home-field advantage for the 2015 World Series after defeating the National League 6-3 in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout started the action off with a bang by homering off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke. Trout's dinger was especially notable considering Greinke has a running streak of 35.2 scoreless innings in regular-season action.

Fox Sports highlighted the history Trout made in the Midsummer Classic:

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Mike Trout is the 6th player to hit a leadoff HR in the #ASG. First since Bo Jackson in 1989. Pretty good company. pic.twitter.com/aTS6hw9etV

— FOX Sports Live (@FOXSportsLive) July 15, 2015"

ESPN.com's Jayson Stark noted how Trout later impacted the game with his hustle, helping his team pull away late:

It therefore came as little surprise that Trout was the game's Most Valuable Player.

But the NL responded to Trout's solo shot with a two-out RBI single by St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta in the bottom of the second.

Reigning World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner took the hill in the top of the fourth and got into a two-on, two-out jam. The San Francisco Giants southpaw got out of it by getting Houston Astros supreme hitter Jose Altuve to ground into a fielder's choice.

Another sensational pitcher in Clayton Kershaw was on the bump for the NL in the fifth to spell Bumgarner, but he didn't show off his usual dominant form. Prince Fielder socked a two-out single to score Trout, and Kansas City Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain smacked a double to plate Albert Pujols.

ESPN's Dave Rothenberg alluded to Kershaw's poor performance last October:

New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom gave the National League a spark with a stupendous sixth, which ESPN Stats & Info logged in detail:

No one had ever struck out the side on 10 or fewer pitches in an All-Star Game, according to MLB.com.

The momentum deGrom generated carried over to the very first pitch in the bottom of the sixth. Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen destroyed the offering from the Tampa Bay Rays' Chris Archer to make the score 3-2.

It marked an unprecedented development in All-Star Game lore, per Stark:

But the groundbreaking achievements deGrom and McCutchen attained weren't enough to stop the American League from emerging victorious.

Baltimore Orioles prodigy Manny Machado slammed a double off the right field wall against Milwaukee Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez, and Fielder added another RBI on a sacrifice fly to make the score 5-2 in the seventh.

Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier added a solo homer in the eighth off of Pirates reliever Mark Melancon to further ensure an AL triumph.

At least the home fans were in for a treat to start the ninth. Cincinnati Reds flamethrower Aroldis Chapman entered the game and struck out the side with heaters, hitting 103 mph on the radar gun, per Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan:

Ryan Braun hit a triple to lead off the bottom of the last frame and came in to score when Brandon Crawford flied out to left field, but it was of little consolation. Although Twins closer Glen Perkins wasn't in a save situation, he's converted all 28 of his opportunities in 2015, so he wasn't going to let the big lead slip.

Though it's probably too early to talk World Series matchups, five of the past six teams to have the home-field edge in the Fall Classic have come out on top. 

The American League may need it, too, as four of MLB's five best records currently reside in the Senior Circuit.

The National League hadn't won an All-Star Game from 1997 through 2009 before rattling off three consecutive victories thereafter. But the AL has responded with three straight wins of its own, reasserting its superiority in this high-stakes showcase.