![Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Glen Perkins throws a pitch against the Kansas City Royals in the top of the ninth inning. ] (Aaron Lavinsky | StarTribune) aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com The Minnesota Twins play the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Target Field.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/N4B7LEIFZX22XWYUORQAC3NCMQ.jpg?&w=1080)
If everything works out in favor of the American League tonight, Twins lefthander Glen Perkins will be the last man standing.
Perkins will get the ball to close out tonight's game if the AL is in a save situation. Perkins could become the first pitcher to save back-to-back All-Star Games since Mariano Rivera did it in 2005-06.
The AL is shooting for it's third straight win in the MidSummer Classic.
Two lines of storms have just moved through Cincinnati, the tarp is being pulled off as I write this, and we are about to have All-Star baseball,
Cincinnati has put on a good show so far. The gala on Sunday as excellent, the fireworks show after the Home Run Derby was spectacular. The Reds hired DJs to spin during the Home Run Derby and after the Derby. They both had the place rocking.
There were police on darn never every corner, and their presence was appreciated.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and player's association head Tony Clark met with the media today. Both are very pleased with the way things are going across the league. One bone of contention might come in the form of expanding pace of game rules to include a pitch clock. Clark clearly doesn't feel the same way Manfred does about it.
The stakeout is on for Pete Rose. He's being allowed in the stadium for the game, and national scribes are trying to figure out what time he's arriving and through which entrance. Manfred is willing to meet with Rose to listen to him state his case for reinstatement, but the recent reports about him gambling on Reds games can't help his cause.
