OSAKA -- Ryan Howard tied Barry Bonds' record with his fourth home run of the Japan All-Star Series and David Wright added his second as the MLB All-Stars rolled to a 7-2 victory Tuesday night at Kyocera Dome.
John Maine, pitching in relief of Chris Young, allowed two runs in the sixth inning as Japan tied the score at 2. But the MLB stars answered with six runs in the eighth, including a two-run single by Jose Reyes.
Howard broke the 2-2 tie with a towering home run deep into the first deck of centerfield. Wright led off the fourth inning by smacking the first pitch from Japan starter Kei Igawa over the leftfield wall. Igawa, who could be posted by the Hanshin Tigers in the coming days, allowed two runs and five hits in six innings.He walked six and struck out four.